Legal advice and a state tribunal overturn a government attempt to direct the gaming regulator to do more to protect the “viability” of the pokie (poker machine) industry. Multiple outlets report that the minister issued an order intended to require the regulator to take additional steps related to industry viability. However, the tribunal finds the order is legally flawed, and the action is described as having backfired after scrutiny of the order’s basis and effect. The reporting indicates that the regulator challenge is supported by legal advice, which identifies problems with how the order is framed and implemented. As a result, the tribunal dismantles or overturns the ministerial direction, leaving the regulator without the additional requirement sought by the government. The articles frame the development as a setback for the minister and a clarification of the legal limits on how such directions can be made. The sources agree on the outcome: the minister’s order does not stand following legal review and tribunal determination.