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Sorry, will upset some here, but the proliferation of online gambling.

What was many years ago, a largely harmless activity enjoyed by most as a casual past time, has now become one of the scourges of society.

in my view, gambling advertising should be banned as tobacco advertising was in the 70’s and 80’s.
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dedja wrote:Sorry, will upset some here, but the proliferation of online gambling.

What was many years ago, a largely harmless activity enjoyed by most as a casual past time, has now become one of the scourges of society.

in my view, gambling advertising should be banned as tobacco advertising was in the 70’s and 80’s.

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dedja wrote:Sorry, will upset some here, but the proliferation of online gambling.

What was many years ago, a largely harmless activity enjoyed by most as a casual past time, has now become one of the scourges of society.

in my view, gambling advertising should be banned as tobacco advertising was in the 70’s and 80’s.


Yet Pokies get away when anything they want?
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Dutchy wrote:
dedja wrote:Sorry, will upset some here, but the proliferation of online gambling.

What was many years ago, a largely harmless activity enjoyed by most as a casual past time, has now become one of the scourges of society.

in my view, gambling advertising should be banned as tobacco advertising was in the 70’s and 80’s.


Yet Pokies get away when anything they want?


No, pokies are also a scourge. I've seen it first hand with a very close relative who tried to flush every last dollar through those machines, plus the reliance on their revenue from a club perspective which disgusted me.
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Pokies are horrendous things, yet there is zero focus on them at all.

Remember when the gov't banned ATM's inside the venues? So they just put them on the other side of the wall :roll:
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Dutchy wrote:Pokies are horrendous things, yet there is zero focus on them at all.

Remember when the gov't banned ATM's inside the venues? So they just put them on the other side of the wall :roll:


The rules surrounding pokies are so completely insane. Someone with the right training will confirm but I'm pretty sure if you withdraw ( over a number of transactions ) over $1000 in a venue the staff are merely obliged to tell you that you've hit $1000.
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Booney wrote:
Dutchy wrote:Pokies are horrendous things, yet there is zero focus on them at all.

Remember when the gov't banned ATM's inside the venues? So they just put them on the other side of the wall :roll:


The rules surrounding pokies are so completely insane. Someone with the right training will confirm but I'm pretty sure if you withdraw ( over a number of transactions ) over $1000 in a venue the staff are merely obliged to tell you that you've hit $1000.

Worked pubs in the 90’s, one local got a $40k severance package, he blew* the lot on the pokies in less than 3 months.
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Booney wrote:
Dutchy wrote:Pokies are horrendous things, yet there is zero focus on them at all.

Remember when the gov't banned ATM's inside the venues? So they just put them on the other side of the wall :roll:


The rules surrounding pokies are so completely insane. Someone with the right training will confirm but I'm pretty sure if you withdraw ( over a number of transactions ) over $1000 in a venue the staff are merely obliged to tell you that you've hit $1000.

When I last worked in a pub it was max $200 from the EFTPOS and a max $200 from over the counter. It was limited after COVID and part of the deal to bring in note readers and facial recognition I think and has been in for at least 2.5 years.
But yeah when I started it it was only limited by the staff's RSG training.
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Spargo wrote:
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Dutchy wrote:Pokies are horrendous things, yet there is zero focus on them at all.

Remember when the gov't banned ATM's inside the venues? So they just put them on the other side of the wall :roll:


The rules surrounding pokies are so completely insane. Someone with the right training will confirm but I'm pretty sure if you withdraw ( over a number of transactions ) over $1000 in a venue the staff are merely obliged to tell you that you've hit $1000.

Worked pubs in the 90’s, one local got a $40k severance package, he blew* the lot on the pokies in less than 3 months.


An older fella that I knew back in the 90's did the same thing but a fair bit more, he took his own life in the family garage.
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Pokies are a scam but its insane how many young people talk about their multis and have nfi about sport.

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Armchair expert wrote:its insane how many young people talk about their multis and have nfi about sport.

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Armchair expert wrote:Pokies are a scam but its insane how many young people talk about their multis and have nfi about sport.

bite me any smartarse replies


I noticed this when I went to the Dreamtime game this year, heap of girls in their early 20s behind us all banging on about their SGM's. Admittedly I thought it was cute but WTF, it's enough alot if them are addicted to vapes, they don't need another vice.
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I think I should start a thread that is entitled "what doesn't give me the shits"

Granted it would be a much shorter list or thread than this one
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Footy Chick wrote:I think I should start a thread that is entitled "what doesn't give me the shits"

Granted it would be a much shorter list or thread than this one


do it, lets see what happens :D
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Footy Chick wrote:I think I should start a thread that is entitled "what doesn't give me the shits"

Granted it would be a much shorter list or thread than this one


I know, call it "Things that you rate"
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Booney wrote:
Footy Chick wrote:I think I should start a thread that is entitled "what doesn't give me the shits"

Granted it would be a much shorter list or thread than this one


I know, call it "Things that you rate"


No no. two completely different things.

Something cannot give you the shits, but you don't necessarily rate it.

But right now, pretty much everything gives me the shits :lol:
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Footy Chick wrote:
Booney wrote:
Footy Chick wrote:I think I should start a thread that is entitled "what doesn't give me the shits"

Granted it would be a much shorter list or thread than this one


I know, call it "Things that you rate"


No no. two completely different things.

Something cannot give you the shits, but you don't necessarily rate it.

But right now, pretty much everything gives me the shits :lol:

So "Things you are apathetic about."

I'd start the thread myself if I could be bothered.....
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"Things to which I am ambivalent"
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Dutchy wrote:Pokies are horrendous things, yet there is zero focus on them at all.

Remember when the gov't banned ATM's inside the venues? So they just put them on the other side of the wall :roll:


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