The future of poker machines in Tasmania remains a hot-button election issue, with the anti-pokies lobby launching new campaigns to rival those being run by the gaming industry and some pubs.
Two separate campaigns are being launched on Wednesday by groups who back a policy of removing poker machines from pubs and clubs.
The "pokies parasite" campaign, being rolled out by local group Rein in the Pokies and Bad Bets Australia, is believed to have been financed in a large part by the millionaire owner of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), David Walsh.
It will include a television commercial showing a creature made out of poker machines crawling through the streets.
Anglicare Tasmania will also be launching an advertising campaign on radio, television and online which it said will encourage Tasmanians to "speak up for pokie-free communities".
Pat Caplice from Rein in the Pokies said he hoped the advertisements kept the issue front-of-mind for voters.
"I'm hoping that the campaign will convince many voters to make it the central theme of this election," he said.
"To make them think deeply about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Tasmania to rid itself of pokies in the suburbs."
He said the campaign would also involve putting bumper stickers in every newspaper in the state this Saturday.
Who is paying for the advertising blitz?
Mr Caplice said Rein in the Pokies had received a range of donations from individuals towards the campaign.
David Walsh, has already been confirmed as a supporter of anti-poker machine movement, but Mr Caplice would not say if he had donated to the latest campaign.
The ABC has been told Mr Walsh has contributed $500,000, but Mr Caplice laughed off that figure.
Mr Walsh couldn't be reached for comment.
Mr Walsh, bankrolled his Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) with the proceeds from gambling, is a vehement opponent to gaming machines and although he has plans for a "high rollers" casino at MONA that would not include pokies.
Anglicare Tasmania said its campaign had been funded by "donations from a range of community sources".
The anti-pokies campaigns will be going head-to-head with campaigns from pro-poker machine pubs and the gaming industry.
Meanwhile the Tasmanian Hospitality Association and a number of pokies venues have financed a "Love Your Local" campaign which has been backed by wood chopping champion David Foster.
Tasmanians go to the polls on March 3.
