Mr Dominello spoke to Four Corners as part of an investigation into the power and influence of ClubsNSW, the not-for-profit lobby group for more than 1,000 registered clubs across the state, which collectively own and operate more than 64,000 poker machines.
'For the sake of our democracy, I really believe that this is an issue that the next term of government should address.' ' an inquiry or some other examination to make sure that MPs are not cowed into moving a certain way because of this powerful industry,' he said. Our blind spot is poker machines and they're extraordinarily powerful,' he said.Īsked if he believed there should be an inquiry into the influence of the lobby group over governments, Mr Dominello, who is retiring from politics, said he did, and called on whoever took power after this month's NSW election to act. In an interview with Four Corners, Victor Dominello accused the club industry lobby group, ClubsNSW, of being 'the equivalent of the gun lobby in the United States'.
