Comments attributable to Rev Stu Cameron, Wesley Mission CEO and gambling reform advocate:

New data released by Liquor and Gaming NSW[i] shows total community losses increased in the third quarter of 2022 to $2.18 billion from 86,568 poker machines in NSW clubs and pubs. Comparatively,...

Estimates of the number of people currently being harmed in NSW from their own or another person’s gambling range from over 900,000 to 1.7 million. This staggering public health crisis is barely...

Statement from Rev Stu Cameron, Wesley Mission CEO and gambling reform advocate

Rev Stu Cameron, CEO and Superintendent of Wesley Mission:

A joint statement from the United Workers Union, the NSW Council of Social Service and Wesley Mission on gambling harm The United Workers Union, the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) and Wesley...

Today, a growing coalition for gambling reform led by Wesley Mission will launch their official 2023 election campaign, Put Pokies in Their Place, at NSW Parliament House.

Public commitment to introduce a cashless gambling card in NSW has been met with significant support from gambling reform advocates, including Wesley Mission CEO Rev Stu Cameron, who praised the...

The NSW Crime Commission’s report into money laundering through poker machines in NSW pubs and clubs recommends the urgent introduction of a mandatory cashless gambling card, which, if well designed,...

Wesley Mission is opposed to the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) by gambling venues as the little evidence available shows it is an ineffective measure to reduce gambling harm compared to...

Wesley Mission is pleased to see the NSW Independent Casino Commission use its powers to suspend The Star’s licence and apply the maximum $100 million fine – but these measures do not go far enough...