ClubsACT says it will tell the 200,000 Canberrans who are members of a club that if they ''love their club, don't vote Green'' and it accused the crossbench outfit of snubbing a request for policy detail before Saturday's territory election. But Greens leader Meredith Hunter said her party had responded late to the clubs' request and the language of the attack was ''unfortunate.''

ClubsACT chief executive Jeff House said yesterday there was little between Labor and Liberal approaches to the liquor and gaming sector but the Greens posed a threat to the industry, which is worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the ACT economy and employs about 2500.

''The Greens represent a direct threat to the club industry and have a track record of failing to be open and transparent regarding their policies and [ClubsACT] has no choice but to recommend to its members the Greens do not deserve our support,'' Mr House said.

''The last two elections, ClubsACT has written to each major party seeking information about their policies as they relate to the club industry but, for the last two elections, the Greens have been the only party to fail to respond.

''The Greens locally have always had a great deal to say about gaming and issues relating to clubs but now, on the eve of the election, they have chosen to be silent about their plans for clubs or at least have decided that writing a response would be too much of an effort for them … This is incredible for a party that so often whinges about not being treated the same as Labor and the Liberals.''

Mr House said his organisation had serious questions for the Greens over their support for $1 maximum bets for poker machines, how many pokies the party wanted removed and any other legislative positions held by the party. He also demanded the Greens make public their wish-list for a parliamentary agreement should they retain the balance of power.

Ms Hunter said the survey had been completed and returned late.

''It's regrettable that we haven't had our survey response back on time; it has been sent in today,'' Ms Hunter said. ''We have been very much focused on making sure that all of our initiatives are submitted for costing so the response and, unfortunately, this survey slipped off.

''We have met with them on a number of occasions to discuss the issues over number of years, so I'm surprised that ClubsACT didn't contact us to let us know they hadn't received the survey.''

The Greens leader said she and her colleagues wanted to see $1 maximum bets introduced in the ACT.

''We've been very clear during this assembly about our stance on issues like problem gambling. We have been clear that we are supportive of the Australian Greens' policy on $1 bets,'' Ms Hunter said.

But she rejected Mr House's accusation that her party was a ''direct threat'' to the capital's club sector.

''I don't believe so. We understand the importance of clubs in the ACT, they're part of the social fabric for many people,'' Ms Hunter said. ''We've made it clear that we want to be working with clubs so they can diversify their income.''