A HUGE Pokies Win… For The Australian Government.
State and territory governments increasingly rely on gambling tax for revenue, which helps explain why Australia is currently going backwards on the issue despite clear evidence of a public health threat, writes Mike Steketee. – This article which seeks to uncover the truth is 100% thankful to Mike Steketee and the ABC for providing the initial documentation and uncovering what looks to be a corruption that reaches as far as the PMs office.
See the full story [HERE] and get some history and reference point so you understand where we are coming from – or just accept the fact that your goverment is only interested in profits – and anything that increases them. This comes despite warnings from the powers that be that says if the government doesnt tackle this growing problem of gambling and pokie addiction in this country then soon it will be an epidemic that costs more to fix than the tax revenue can provide.
Australia already spends more than the rest of the world – but ClubsNSW would like to see this increase even further.
Pokies, Profits, and the Proliferation of Problem Gambling
Recent changes to gambling laws in this country saw every state (except WA where pokies are already banned) implement changes that would serve to help the issues stemming from problem gambling – all states that is except NSW – who were being bullied by ClubsNSW to implement changes that would in effect make the problems relating to pokie addiction and gambling ten times worse!
This Change Only Works For ClubsNSW and Gambling Bodies
The new chance that was made means that gamblers in NSW clubs can now store $5,000 in an account or a smart card – a 25-fold increase from the previous standard limit of $200. As well, they can receive up to $5,000 of their winnings in cash, whereas previously amounts over $2,000 had to be paid by cheque or electronic funds transfer.
Monash University’s Charles Livingstone, an authority on gambling issues, says it is hard to fathom why a player would want $5,000 so readily at hand unless they had a very serious issue with poker machine gambling. He describes the other measure – raising the threshold for cheques or EFT to $5,000 – as “a recipe to ensure that problem gamblers … simply pour their winnings back into the machine ASAP”.
It does not take a rocket scientist to realise that the only people this is providing an advantage to are the gambling establishments and casinos themselves. This law will not only bring them more profits but it will directly contribute to the growth and associated social costs of problem gambling on society as a whole.
From Australian Communities to ClubsNSW we say “FUCK YOU” Fuck you very much – and we will now choose to take our hard earned money and our love for pokies and features and take them online – where the obsession with profits and the proliferation of pokie problems is not paramount. – Read more and find out what we really think about it all at RSLPokies.com
Free Games Online To Play Without Downloading
The answer it seems is to turn our backs on the clubs and pubs that are so clearly vesting their interest in the growth of gambling related revenue, even when this revenue comes at the expense of communities and individual Australians – and to give you some insight into the actual cost of problem gambling and the impact this addiction to the pokies is having on our country then read the facts and see for yourself how much the government is covering up.
Australians and gambling – The Facts
Now that you have a grasp of how bad things have gotten and how corrupt the powers that be actually are, maybe now you will see why the only answer is to turn our backs on the pubs and clubs and enjoy free games online to play without downloading – or you can continue to get ripped off by the clubs and pubs and treated like a sheep who’s only job is to make the managers and club owners wealthier.
End the cycle today and make your next punt on the pokies online