Waging war on Woolworths: Nick Xenophon.

Nick Xenophon has rubbished a campaign by the Australian Hotels Association targeting him in the South Australian election and taken aim at Woolworths for its role in the poker machine industry.

The AHA has been running television commercials warning that a vote for Mr Xenophon or one of his SA-BEST candidates will put thousands of jobs in the hotel sector at risk.

Mr Xenophon says the campaign against him is based on lies and latest research shows that poker machines actually cost jobs in the community.