A cashless gaming system will be trialled at Wests Group's New Lambton club as part of an industry-led initiative that could eventually be adopted statewide.
Gaming machine manufacturer Aristocrat has developed an app or "digital wallet" that participants will use to play the pokies.
It will allow them to set limits on how much money they want to spend and time they spend gambling.
Participants will have to provide 100 points of identification and will be able to use the app to self-exclude themselves from the venue.
Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello, who has previously discussed introducing a statewide cashless-gambling card, was at Wests on Monday to announce the trial.
"This is important for not just the future of the industry, but the future of our community," he said.
"Ultimately if we go down this model, it provides greater protections for those that are associated with problem gambling and it also helps to reduce money laundering."
The trial is expected to start in September and run for three months. It will only be held at New Lambton.
Mr Dominello said the government was not providing funding to establish the trial but it would be monitored by Liquor and Gaming NSW and assessed by an "independent academic".
"This is a big win for the people of NSW," he said.
"It is linked to identity, it is linked to a bank account and it has the harm-minimisation provisions banked in.
"With these three critical elements we can move forward with this trial, which to my mind is the first of its kind in Australia."
Wests Group CEO Phil Gardner said the trial would introduce a "new level of convenience and safety".
"We're seeing a great move away from cash and into technology and card-based play," he said. "Very few people want to come in now and pay for their food and beverage with cash, or their gaming. This is the first step for us. We see this as a real positive for our members, our staff and our community.
"It empowers people to take control of what they want to do with their money and their gaming, and allows people to do so in a responsible manner."
Mr Gardner said it was "really difficult" for people to "self-exclude or set limits" under the state's existing harm-minimisation laws. By using the app, players will be able to implement those measures at their convenience and club staff will also be more easily able to respond when they are breached.
Hunter pubs and clubs made $422.9 million in gaming machine profits in the year to the end of November 2019, government data shows. Turnover was almost nine times that amount.
