NSW工党议员格雷格·沃伦接受了来自新南威尔士州赛马俱乐部的政治捐款，该俱乐部运营50台扑克机，违反了2023年政府禁令。[1]沃伦在2023年、2024年和2025年分别收到该俱乐部的三笔捐款，总额共计6000澳元。[1]其中2023年的3000澳元捐款来自一场由州长克里斯·明恩出席的午宴活动，2024年收到1500澳元，2025年再收1500澳元。[1]
沃伦在媒体质询后主动向选举委员会举报自己，接受审查。[1]他声称"这些捐款是在获得所需的非禁止捐赠者声明的情况下，以善意接受的"。[1]明恩政府在2023年扩展了赌博实体的定义，禁止拥有扑克机等赌博设施的非营利俱乐部进行政治捐款。[1]明恩当时表示："如果其他赌博实体被禁止进行政治捐款，这应该适用于所有俱乐部。"[1]在新南威尔士州，接收被禁止的捐款属于刑事犯罪。[1]
NSW Labor politician Greg Warren has voluntarily reported himself to the Electoral Commission after accepting political donations from a club that operates gambling machines, in breach of the state government's 2023 ban on such contributions.[1]
Warren received three donations totaling AUD $6,000 from NSW Harness Racing Club across 2023, 2024, and 2025.[1] The donations included AUD $3,000 received in 2023 at a lunch attended by Premier Chris Minns, AUD $1,500 in 2024 at a lunch associated with Daniel Mookhey, and AUD $1,500 in 2025.[1] The club operates 50 poker machines.[1] After being contacted by media regarding the donations, Warren initiated his own referral to the Electoral Commission for review.[1]
NSW expanded its definition of gambling entities in 2023 to prohibit non-profit clubs from making political donations, a regulation that followed Premier Minns's statement at the time that "if other gambling entities are banned from making political donations, it should apply to all clubs."[1] Receiving prohibited donations constitutes a criminal offense under NSW law.[1] Warren stated that "the donations were accepted in good faith with the required non-prohibited donor declaration."[1]