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March 19th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda ACT clubs believe a trial of mandatory precommitment technology for poker machines could be pushed back, saying a February 2013 start date is ambitious.
The federal government is providing the clubs with $37.1 million to cover their costs of taking part in the trial.
The precommitment technology requires gamblers to set limits on the amount of money they are willing to lose on high-betting machines which can chew through an average $1200 an hour.
Clubs ACT chief Jeff House says it is important to get the trial working properly.
“The government has acknowledged that if it takes longer … then so be it,” he told AAP on Monday.
Mr House said the start date was flexible but could not indicate how much extra time was needed to get the poker machines ready for a trial.
He said he met with Families Minister Jenny Macklin’s office late last week.
The ACT clubs have threatened to pull their co-operation if the government agrees to demands by independent MP Andrew Wilkie, who wants to exclude the gambling industry from the trial’s design.
“If the government agrees to that, there will be no trial in the ACT,” Mr House said, adding that Mr Wilkie was not a participant in the discussions.
Mr Wilkie claims the trial is being set up to fail so gambling reforms won’t be rolled out nationally.
Mr House said talks between the clubs and the government are continuing.
Including neighbouring Queanbeyan in the trial “remains on the table”, but clubs in the NSW city would not be approached until details were finalised, he said.
“I don’t expect that to happen any time soon. There’s a lot of work to be done.”
Comment has been sought from Ms Macklin.
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