The memorandum of understanding between Clubs NSW and the Salvos allows for a chaplain to walk around gaming rooms up to four days a week, being paid $20,000 annually for 15-hours work each week, which includes counselling and home visits as required.
Other arrangements between clubs and churches worth up to $1 million include clubs in north western NSW paying a levy to Anglicare for its counselling services.
Salvation Army Major Paul Moulds, well known for his work with homeless youth through Oasis, said many porblem gamblers already poured out their hearts to Salvation Army officers during their relgular visitors to pubs and clubs.
Not every one is happy though with Independent Andrew Wilkie saying enlisting chaplains was no more than "tinkering around the edges" in addressing problem gambling.
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