Tasmania's Liberal premier Will Hodgman says he's open to political donation reform after rivals claimed his party's election campaign was bankrolled by the gaming lobby.
Labor and the Greens have accused the Liberals of buying their way back into power through a big-spending campaign funded by pokies barons.
The Liberals were re-elected on Saturday night, winning at least 13 of 25 lower house seats.
Labor campaigned heavily on a bold policy to phase out poker machines from the state's pubs and clubs by 2023.
The Liberals, in contrast, want to keep the machines in all venues until at least 2043.
Opposition Leader Rebecca White and Greens Leader Cassy O'Connor now claim the election wasn't fought on a fair footing.
Mr Hodgman was pressed to reveal Liberal political donations during the five-week campaign but refused, saying he was abiding by current laws that require parties to disclose donations of more than $13,500 annually.
"We've fought this campaign on the basis of what are national laws and it's expected that all parties will abide by them," Mr Hodgman told The Mercury newspaper.
"But we should not be afraid to look at how we can do things better.
"In the wash-up of any election, we should look at our democratic processes and there are a number of issues that have become apparent through this campaign that could be looked at."
Ms White on Sunday insisted Labor would maintain its stance on gaming machines, despite some internal backlash.
It will be up to Mr Hodgman to convince the state's left-leaning upper house to back his alternative vision.
"The Liberal party now have a very big job ahead of them," Ms White told reporters.
Mr Hodgman kept a low profile after his historic re-election win. Celebrations tempered by the death of former cabinet colleague and childhood friend Vanessa Goodwin, aged 48, on polling day.
Labor has nine seats, the Greens one, with two undecided.
The Greens face a nervous wait as counting continues to see if sitting members Rosalie Woodruff and Andrea Dawkins will rejoin their leader, Ms O'Connor, in parliament.
The final state election results may not be known for days.
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