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Increased employment in licensed venues;
and
Increased financial support for community,
sporting and charitable associations through
the distribution of profits from EGMs.
kpmgConsulting Victorian Casino and Gaming
Authority
Report of the 1999 Longitudinal
Community Impact Study: Main Report
September 2000
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A number of attendees at public meetings
indicated that the community had benefited
through the availability of improved
entertainment and recreational facilities and
services.
Further, with the introduction of EGMs, the flow
of money across the border to NSW
licensed venues had reduced significantly, so
that gambling expenditure by Mildura residents
now stayed in the local community.
Costs
Venue operators generally did not highlight many
perceived costs associated with the
introduction of EGMs, however a few did
recognise that there had been an increase in
social
problems associated with problem gamblers. Also,
the introduction of EGMs in Mildura had
had a significant negative impact on the trading
performance of NSW border clubs due to
increased competition.
Some local tourism operators said that since the
introduction of EGMs in Victoria, there had
been a significant decline in the number of
tourists coming to Mildura to play the poker
machines in NSW licensed clubs over the border.
However, official statistics indicate that
tourism accommodation takings in Mildura have
continued to grow from the mid-1990’s
(although the number of establishments has
declined).
Community service organisations highlighted a
range of perceived costs associated with the
introduction of EGMs including:
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