Exclusive: Confidential report seen by Guardian Australia does not mention cashless gaming cards trial and recommends ‘account-based gaming system’

Anonymous gambling on poker machines in New South Wales should be allowed until 2028 and operating hours should not be further restricted, according to senior members of the government’s independent panel for gaming reform.

A leaked report by the panel’s three-person executive committee, which outlines a “draft roadmap for gaming reform”, has also warned that a buyback scheme for pokies “would be costly and not likely impact gaming machine numbers in a significant way”.

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