GAMBLING LOSSES FOR THE AREA
| Blacktown | Period | Losses | Poker Machines | Premises |
| Club | 2020/2021 | $180,118,421 | 2068 | 11 |
| Hotel | 2020/2021 | $147,274,792 | 716 | 26 |
| Weekly loss | $6,296,023 |
AREA'S LOSSES
This council area is ranked 5th in the state for losses through poker machines in both clubs and pubs. It has 9 hotels ranked in the top 100 by pub poker machine net profit, and Wests HQ/Rooty Hill RSL is ranked 10th in the state by club poker machine net profit.
CANDIDATE RESPONSES
| Name | Ward | Reducing the hours of poker machine venues? | Local governments having greater say on the granting or refusing applications for poker machines in their respective communities? | Banning of all sports gambling ads? | Reducing the opening hours of poker machine venues | Not taking any donations from venues or organisations that derive income from gambling interests? | Reducing gambling harm in your LGA? |
| Kittu Randhawa | Ward 2 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Len Hobbs | Ward 2 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Which of the policies referred to in our Candidate Information Pack do you support?
What is your position on poker machine policy?