A Greens MP is pushing for more to be done to combat problem gambling ahead of a cashless gaming trial in New South Wales.

The state government has committed $100 million towards minimising gambling harm over four years and banned political donations from clubs involved in gaming.

As of July 1, the cash limit for gamblers will be reduced from $5,000 to $500.

But NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann thinks the government should take further steps, including changing opening hours of venues with poker machines.

NSW legislation states that gaming machines in pubs and clubs cannot operate between the hours of 4am and 10am.

“The government could step in and pass the law that poker machines need to shut at midnight and they can’t open until, say, 10am,” Ms Faehrmann said.

“We would prefer that to be midday.

“But instead hundreds of hotels and clubs have dozens – if not hundreds – of poker machines operating at those hours, where it’s been proven the most harmful gambling occurs.”

She also believed that the government could look to reduce the number of poker machines in the state. 

Minister for Gaming and Racing David Harris said Labor is committed to gambling reform in the state, but knows there is not a simple fix.

“We know there is no single solution to address harm from gambling, which is why we are implementing a range of gambling reforms,” Mr Harris said.

The Broken Hill Musicians Club is one of the 28 venues that will be involved in the trial.

“It’s important that we partake in this trial so we can provide some strong de-identified data from regional NSW, in particularly the Far West,” general manager Michael Boland said.

“The last thing we want is to be lumped with yet another system that’s been designed based off of Sydney.