Adelaide Oval Precinct

The Hon. C. BONAROS (14:44): Supplementary: can the Treasurer also rule out the provision of gambling facilities on the site of the proposed hotel or, indeed, any discussions regarding gambling facilities associated with the proposal?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (14:44): I am not aware of any proposal for gambling facilities. If the honourable member is referring to, I assume, gaming machines, the honourable member will know that in relation to gaming machines there is quite an onerous test that needs to be complied with, applications, etc. I am not aware of that. My understanding is that there is no proposal for gaming machines as part of that particular proposal. If, upon checking, there is anything different, I will bring back a different reply but certainly my understanding is—

The Hon. T.J. Stephens: Are you going to stop people using their laptops and phones to gamble?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS: I think my colleague is interjecting, 'Will guests be allowed to online bet on their mobile phones there?' I suspect they will be. I can't categorically rule out the fact that there might not be any online gambling going on in the privacy of the bedrooms at the new hotel, so if the import of the member's question was to cover all forms of gambling then I can't rule out online gambling in the privacy of the bedrooms or the bathrooms of the proposed hotel. I suspect it is to gaming machine licences. My understanding from my knowledge and, as I said, minister Stephan Knoll has carriage of this particular infrastructure development, if there is anything different to what I have indicated I will bring back a different reply, but my understanding and expectation is that there is no proposal for a gaming machine licence application.