Minister Victor Dominello was targeted by ClubsNSW over poker machine reform. Now he's speaking out

A senior New South Wales Liberal minister has spoken for the first time about how a powerful Australian gambling lobby group forced him out of the portfolio and has called for an investigation into its influence over government. Key points: Victor Dominello proposed a mandatory cashless gambling card before losing the New South Wales gaming portfolio in a ministerial reshuffle The Liberal Party has promised to introduce a mandatory cashless gambling system if it wins this month's New South Wales election, while Labor has pledged a more limited trial Campaigners say the New South Wales proposals could spur gambling reform nationally and internationally 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". "If New South Wales can address the issue of poker machine reform, this is not just important for us, it's not just important for Queensland and Victoria, it's actually important for the world because if New South Wales can beat pokies, anyone can," Wesley Mission's Jim Wackett said. Loading YouTube content 'We will do to you what we did to Julia Gillard' Mr Dominello said the lobby group had a "sense of hubris" about its influence in New South Wales and because of the success it had in killing off poker machine reforms proposed by then-prime minister Julia Gillard a decade ago. "New South Wales has half the poker machines in Australia, half the gambling addicts in Australia, and historically the most powerful gambling lobby in Australia.