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Concern about the regional impact of
gaming is also reflected in some local councils’
decisions to establish responsible gambling
policies. For example, the City of Greater
Dandenong has issued a Strategy Plan for
Responsible Gaming and Gambling Update Kit,
the Maribyrnong City Council has released a
discussion paper on poker machine gambling in
Maribyrnong, and the City of Moreland has issued
a Responsible Gambling Strategy. These
policies cover issues such as:
how Councils will use their planning powers in
considering development applications by
venues providing gambling;
policies on gambling on Council property; and
Council support for problem gambling services.
A view expressed by council representatives in
consultations for this project and in
submissions to the Productivity Commission’s
inquiry into Australia’s Gambling Industries
is that the gambling industry is targeting
disadvantaged areas. This has been prompted in
part
by the uneven distribution of EGMs in local
government areas throughout Victoria. Research
conducted by the Maribyrnong City Council
indicates that EGM density is greatest in areas
of lower socio-economic advantage (see Figure
5.1).
Victorian Casino and Gaming Authority
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