
Jim Wackett
Jim Wackett is the general manager of Wesley Mission, a leading Australian organization focused on social justice and community support. He is recognized as a respected advocate for gambling reform, emphasizing the need for effective measures to reduce gambling-related harm. In light of the recent decision by the NSW Labor government to abandon its pledge to buy back poker machines, Wackett has publicly supported this move, acknowledging that such a buy-back would have had a negligible effect on addressing gambling issues in New South Wales.
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Jim Wackett agrees the buy-back would have had a 'negligible effect' on harm and says Labor was right to 'fess up'.
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