No, gamblers don’t ‘need’ cash. Researcher says study isn’t an argument against cashless gaming reform

The Perottett government’s promise to introduce mandatory “cashless gambling” in New South Wales by 2028—something for which anti-gambling activists and public-health experts have long lobbied—has elicited a strong response from those with an interest in maintaining the revenue that flows from the 86,650 poker machines installed in NSW clubs and hotels.