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beware Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 783	Re: How should Pokies be Legislated? Reply #15 - May 14^th, 2012 at 5:24pm It should be like WA....... no pokies or gambling in pubs and clubs. You have to go to the casino to have a night of gambling over there!!!
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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26589 Australia	Re: How should Pokies be Legislated? Reply #16 - May 14^th, 2012 at 5:32pm beware wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 5:24pm: It should be like WA....... no pokies or gambling in pubs and clubs. You have to go to the casino to have a night of gambling over there!!! Heh. I bet theres underground casinos. There used to be in QLD before it became legal. SOB
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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: How should Pokies be Legislated? Reply #17 - May 14^th, 2012 at 5:38pm The 12 billion dollars that goes into pokies comes out of the rest of the economy..that's 12 billion dollars a year that could be going into businesses that don't rely on addiction for their profits.
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Reply #18 - May 14^th, 2012 at 5:53pm

Doctor Jolly wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 5:23pm:

Pokies have no upside, and plenty of downside.

Get rid of them. WA gets along just fine without them.
Victoria used to as well.

you dont get it do you???

WA has a massive mining industry that will keep it rolling along just right for many moons to come..

these other STATES the ones with the gambling problems.. do not have that security blanket..

the govts are now addicted to gambling dollars.... boy they even love those $20million state lottos..

can you see the states living without this TAX?... can you really I notice no one ever tells them what to replace that TAX with...

are you guys prepared to pay lets say double your tax to keep the state running????...MMMMMMMMMMM..

I guess not..

you see we have opened Pandoras Box and to my knowledge there is no closing it once opened..

good on WA lets hope they never have the scourge of pokermachines...

however it is still the person that plays them that is too blame at the end of the day..

we are all responsible for our actions I dont buy all this... its someone elses fault..sorry.

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Reply #19 - May 14^th, 2012 at 5:55pm

adelcrow wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 5:38pm:

The 12 billion dollars that goes into pokies comes out of the rest of the economy..that's 12 billion dollars a year that could be going into businesses that don't rely on addiction for their profits.

like where did you have in mind adel.. dont forget pokies are entertainment..

they are there.. lets just say there is a mint of things out there for the addict.. he chooses not to use them.. tough..

yes i do feel for their families.. but no more so than the alcoholics or drug addicts families..

its all cruel but as we know.. they can all get help.

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adelcrow Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20133 everywhere Gender:	Re: How should Pokies be Legislated? Reply #20 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:00pm I agree..no business should profit from addicts not just the poker machine industry.
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Reply #21 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:46pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 4:23pm:

corporate_whitey wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 4:19pm:

The Greens and the ALP force Gambling, drugs, pornography ect on us to destroy our families, our people and our culture while they invade our country and sell it, then they have the gall to say "we" have a problem...the drug pusher says the adict has the problem...The Greens and ALP are lovely people aren't they...

Really mate? I thought it was obama that forced all this immorality on us poor aussies with his pro-gay stance.

SOB

Well mate...the democrats are the party of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan, not to mention the party of native reservations, treaty busting and alcohol distribution...these parties do know all about morally destroying people, cultures and families and nations whilst making themselves super rich...they just think we do not notice what they are doing and why...The Greens and the ALP don't like it when thier motives are bought under the micro scope. They suddenly look anything but nice...

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Reply #22 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:51pm

adelcrow wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:00pm:

I agree..no business should profit from addicts not just the poker machine industry.

Heh. Well. Goodbye soft drinks, cakes, biscuits, alcohol, prescription meds, internet, anything some ppl can get addicted to. Why should everyone cop it because some are addicts? Abbott reckons all those ppl getting the "bonus" are gunna put it in the pokies.

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Reply #23 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:53pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:51pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:00pm:

I agree..no business should profit from addicts not just the poker machine industry.

Heh. Well. Goodbye soft drinks, cakes, biscuits, alcohol, prescription meds, internet, anything some ppl can get addicted to. Why should everyone cop it because some are addicts? Abbott reckons all those ppl getting the "bonus" are gunna put it in the pokies.

SOB

You dont wanna get me started on junk food Tongue

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 121075 Melbourne Gender:	Re: How should Pokies be Legislated? Reply #24 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:54pm I have voted to make pokies illegal. The pubs & clubs were better in the 80s when there were live bands. Now they are full of people with long faces who have lost too much money.
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Reply #25 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:55pm

adelcrow wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:53pm:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:51pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:00pm:

I agree..no business should profit from addicts not just the poker machine industry.

Heh. Well. Goodbye soft drinks, cakes, biscuits, alcohol, prescription meds, internet, anything some ppl can get addicted to. Why should everyone cop it because some are addicts? Abbott reckons all those ppl getting the "bonus" are gunna put it in the pokies.

SOB

You dont wanna get me started on junk food Tongue

OH hell YES, go for it adel....

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Reply #26 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:57pm

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:54pm:

I have voted to make pokies illegal.

The pubs & clubs were better in the 80s when there were live bands.

Now they are full of people with long faces
who have lost too much money.

Nope bobby....
Move pokies out of pubs/nighclubs and put 'em back in RSL/Bowling clubs would be enough...

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Reply #27 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:58pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:55pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:53pm:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:51pm:

adelcrow wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:00pm:

I agree..no business should profit from addicts not just the poker machine industry.

Heh. Well. Goodbye soft drinks, cakes, biscuits, alcohol, prescription meds, internet, anything some ppl can get addicted to. Why should everyone cop it because some are addicts? Abbott reckons all those ppl getting the "bonus" are gunna put it in the pokies.

SOB

You dont wanna get me started on junk food Tongue

OH hell YES, go for it adel....

One soap box per session is enough Cheesy

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Reply #28 - May 14^th, 2012 at 6:59pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:57pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:54pm:

I have voted to make pokies illegal.

The pubs & clubs were better in the 80s when there were live bands.

Now they are full of people with long faces
who have lost too much money.

Nope bobby....
Move pokies out of pubs/nighclubs and put 'em back in RSL/Bowling clubs would be enough...

There are pokies in nightclubs? Geez - do ppl play them?

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Reply #29 - May 14^th, 2012 at 7:00pm

gizmo_2655 wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:57pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 14^th, 2012 at 6:54pm:

I have voted to make pokies illegal.

The pubs & clubs were better in the 80s when there were live bands.

Now they are full of people with long faces
who have lost too much money.

Nope bobby....
Move pokies out of pubs/nighclubs and put 'em back in RSL/Bowling clubs would be enough...

No - just get rid of the evil machines.

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Question: How should Pokies be Legislated?
They shouldnt 4 (33.3%) Make pokies illegal 6 (50.0%) Set a limit on them (same for everyone) 0 (0.0%) Set a limt on them (according to affordability) 0 (0.0%) Change the machines to only accept so much 0 (0.0%) Mandatory pre-commitment 2 (16.7%) Other 0 (0.0%) Total votes: 12 « Last Modified by: Sir Spot of Borg on: May 14^th, 2012 at 3:45pm »