The Newsagents Association of NSW and ACT (NANA) said rural and regional areas will be hit the hardest if lottery products are introduced to supermarkets.
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In 2010 when NSW Lotteries was privatised and sold to Tatts Lotto a five-year moratorium was put into place to prevent supermarkets and big retailers from selling lottery tickets.
The moratorium expires on April 1, but NANA and local newsagents are fighting to have it extended.
"Ideally, we need the government and the politicians to realise we put the moratorium in place for a reason," NANA president Andrew Packham said.
Mr Packham said he would like NSW and ACT to follow in Queensland's footsteps and have it ingrained in law that only small businesses can sell lotto.
"We know Tats have approached Woolworths and they want to go outside the small business network," he said.
"They have a business policy to keep their options open and unfortunately we're going to suffer from that policy."
Mr Packham said Tatts want to introduce an agreement that has "all of the nasties they wanted in 2010, without any of the benefits".
NANA are holding a meeting in Dubbo on Friday at 6.30pm at the Westside Hotel. Mr Packham said the response from newsagents in Dubbo and surrounding towns has been overwhelming. He's urging newsagents and local politicians to attend the meeting to stand up and be counted.
