Wesley Mission, the Alliance for Gambling Reform, the Financial Counsellors’ Association of NSW (FCAN), the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS), Suicide Prevention Australia and the Uniting Church Synod of NSW & ACT have come together expressing deep concern for community wellbeing as Crown Sydney opens its gambling rooms at Barangaroo.
Ahead of casino reform legislation scheduled for Parliament this week, the groups are calling for an independent Responsible Conduct of Gambling code to be imposed on NSW casinos to ensure that staff are trained to recognise and act to help prevent gambling harm.