Wilkie tries $1 bet limits on pokies again

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie is having another crack at legislating a $1 bet limit on poker machines.

Mr Wilkie, a long-standing campaigner against problem gambling, re-introduced a private member's bill on Monday for mandatory pre-commitment technology and $250 ATM gambling withdrawal limits.

The last time he tried the same measures, with a bill in November 2014, the legislation was never debated.

A scathing Mr Wilkie let fly on the major parties, saying none of them were beyond reproach when it came to accepting donations from gambling companies.

In a developing country that would be considered "corruption on a grand scale".

"But it goes on in this place, and it goes on all the time," he said.

"(Gambling companies) buy influence in this place and what a great investment they make."