And Clubs ACT says it will be looking for reductions in the amount of gambling excise paid by Canberra's gaming venues under the opposition's promised industry tax review.

The Liberals launched their policy yesterday, promising to ''cut red tape'' for the industry by relaxing restrictions on the movement of machines within and between clubs.

Opposition treasury spokesman Brendan Smyth also says that, if elected on October 20, the Liberals will switch from the present ''flat cap'' on machine numbers to a cap based on machines per capita, a move that the clubs say will reflect the city's growing population.

The city has about 5020 machines or one for every 73 of its inhabitants.

Mr Smyth also promised a review into the territory's gambling tax regimes which sees clubs and pubs hand about $36 million to the ACT government each year.

Announcing his policy yesterday, Mr Smyth said it would help pokies venues in what he said was a ''difficult trading environment''.

''After having consulted with the clubs sector, many have told us that they find the trading environment increasingly difficult,'' Mr Smyth said.

''These difficult circumstances have arisen because of the combination of new regulations being introduced combined with the pressure from taxes imposed by ACT Labor and the Greens.

''Our already announced policy to review liquor licensing laws will give local clubs a liquor licensing framework that doesn't stifle business, and also allows patrons to enjoy themselves responsibly.

''We will also make the system simpler to allow approved licensees to move machines between their own premises.''

Clubs ACT chief executive Jeff House welcomed the promises, saying the policies would help clubs ''survive and thrive''.

''The announcement from the Canberra Liberals is very welcome and it will ensure that clubs in the ACT have some certainty and a chance to survive and thrive,'' Mr House said.

''Much of the ACT's regulatory regime is inefficient and archaic meaning that time and money is wasted by both industry and government in filling out paper forms rather than utilising the streamlined electronic systems that other states use.

''Canberra's club industry is a large and important one.

''It is vital that the government of the day have meaningful and ongoing dialogue on the range of issues that affect clubs. We look forward to participating should the Canberra Liberals form government.''

But the government said the policy copied a memorandum of understanding signed between ClubsACT and the government last month.

''The Liberal Party's 'policy' on clubs announced today is a poor imitation of what the ACT Labor government has already committed to do in the next term of government if re-elected,'' Minister for Gaming and Racing Joy Burch said.

''While I welcome the Canberra Liberals' endorsement of our policies, it is disappointing that they have tried to pass them off as their own and that they have included no detail about how they would actually work.''