It is good to see Michael O’Brien, Shadow Minister for Gaming in Victoria, drawing public attention to prospect of existing lottery agents losing business following the decision of the State Government in Victoria to shift some lottery products from Tattersalls to Intralot.
O’Brien has also drawn attention to the prospect of lottery products being sold by mobile phone – further cutting out the retail network.
O’Brien late last week wrote to Victorian Tattersalls agents to advise us of this activity. Sure he is a politician jumping on an issue he knows will interest us? Nothing new in that. That O’Brien wrote to agents and briefed us on his activity is most welcome. It’s more than others have done on this issue.