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Minimising pokie harm is essential Capping poker machine numbers, embarking on education programs and using a consultancy company to present concrete evidence of local problem gambling should be used in Fairfield, councillor Thang Ngo said. Cr Ngo is planning to recommend some of these strategies to the council at the end of this month when he will table a report about an international gambling summit he attended in Auckland recently. The summit, hosted by the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, brought together several nationals including Norway, which as banned poker machines. "We can never ban the pokies, but we can minimise the harm," Cr Ngo said. |