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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 17 May 2023 · Gender and identity

RSL sub-branch poker machine entitlements: motions

Voting yes supported a motion recognising RSL sub-branches, backing those using less than their full poker machine entitlements, and calling on the government to stop penalising sub-branches like Glenroy RSL for unused entitlements.

Defeated16 yes 22 no

The question put

That this house: (1) recognises the vital role of Victoria’s Returned and Services League (RSL) sub-branches in supporting local communities and veterans; (2) supports RSL sub-branches that use less than their full poker machine entitlements in their venues; (3) acknowledges that community sub-branches that are unable to use these entitlements due to local government restrictions should not be penalised by the government; (4) notes that the Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation and the Department of Justice and Community Safety have advised Glenroy RSL sub-branch to pay over $470,000 for unwanted poker machine entitlements which they cannot use; (5) further recognises that similar situations confront other community sub-branches including: (a) Darebin RSL sub-branch; (b) Pascoe Vale RSL sub-branch; (c) Altona RSL sub-branch; (d) Caulfield RSL sub-branch; (e) Cheltenham RSL sub-branch; (f) St Kilda Football Club; (6) further acknowledges that chasing RSLs to pay for unwanted poker machine entitlements shows the government is not serious when it comes to tackling gambling addiction and is addicted to pokies revenue; (7) calls on the government to take action by: (a) allow

How each party voted

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.