Gambling, Clubs and Pubs: Reflections on Chance, Choice and Consequence

Gambling sits at the intersection of entertainment, risk, regulation, and harm. In this panel, we explore the complex role that clubs and pubs play in Australia’s gambling landscape, and the broader questions of responsibility, regulation, and financial integrity that arise from it.

The discussion will include electronic gaming machines (EGMs), their economic and social impact, and the challenges they present for anti-money laundering, harm minimisation, and community accountability.

Bringing together perspectives from industry, regulation, and policy, this session will reflect on how “chance” becomes structured through design, how “choice” is shaped by environment and incentives, and what the broader “consequences” mean for communities and financial systems alike.