Australia: Former Labor leader warns gambling card could devastate pubs and clubs

But the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers have also opposed the card, warning that the government had over-reached and was relying on "fallible and hackable cloud-based solutions".

Mr Daley, who has previously held the shadow portfolio in racing and gaming, said "no doubt there is a bipartisan willingness to do something about problem gambling".

"But these recent announcements by Dominello reek of the greyhounds debacle where an entire industry was ambushed without consultation," Mr Daley said.

"Some of these measures could really devastate pubs and clubs at a time when their survival is under threat and protecting jobs is paramount."

The Maroubra MP, who has been on the backbench since losing last year's election, said he was concerned about the "civil liberties aspects where the government is recording biometrics or tracking someone's activities through a card".

Bankstown Labor MP Tania Mihailuk also criticised the NSW government's plans.

"This isn’t about stopping gambling...nothing new to control online gambling...this is about killing our local clubs and more unnecessary red tape," Ms Mihailuk tweeted.

One Nation and the NSW Greens will form an unlikely alliance to support the gambling card for poker machines, along with the Animal Justice Party and independent MP Justin Field.

But Shooters, Fishers and Farmers leader Robert Borsak said a gambling card was "no magic bullet to fix problem gambling addiction and behaviour in our state".

"Why not introduce a NSW smart ID card to expand the reach of government? Then you can track everyone on our beaches, on our roads and our footpaths," Mr Borsak said.

"The economic impact on NRL and AFL sporting clubs, on community RSLs, bowling clubs, country pubs and their community support activities will be devastating."