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The poker machine debate : Comments

By Malcolm Colless, published 27/4/2011

If pub and club opening hours were curtailed problem gambling would be affected, along with a number of other problems.

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Again! The answer is simple. All gambling out-lets will have a $100 pre-payed card, that will be provided with your membership-card or as in guess/over-seeing...will put a $100 limit in every 24 hour period.

Now! how fair do you want it?...........do the maths.

LEAP
Posted by Quantumleap, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 6:21:31 PM
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Why lock up Tony Mokbel? He is not a Politician. He is a doer not a charlatan.

He could be put in charge of the distribution of alcohol and of any other drug via the chemist’s shops.

That would be a scoop for Australia. To anybody his fill until they come to know how destructive alcohol and any other substance not essential to life can be.

What’s wrong with gambling? It is only a waste of time. Politicians not only waste our time, they waste our lives when it is convenient to them.

Just take all the gains from the ones who make of drug and gambling their business, leave them just enough to survive.

All that money into the community coffers would take care that no one will starve, not even the loosing gamblers.

That is what I and Tony Mokbel would do, if I had my way.
Posted by skeptic, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 6:23:28 PM
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Sorry! meant poker-machines only:)

LEAP
Posted by Quantumleap, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 6:25:24 PM
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Yes.Yabby! It would be bad to be fair.

Australians are watching you all:)

I hope you all can sleep at nights..........which in knowing some........."a nights sleep".......will be No problem:

And you call yourselves human!..With Religious love.......Dont use words...you dont understand.

QL
Posted by Quantumleap, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 10:31:49 PM
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Self-limiting seems awkward to me - I've always wondered why they poker machines aren't just slowed down - we have the fastest in the world - and programmed to shut down for 10 minutes every hour, which would break the momentum for problem gamblers. Something needs to be done, as 30 percent of pokie players are problem gamblers. We need to wean ourselves off having our meals and entertainment subsidised by people who are ill. Which is why I don't go to the local RSL for a cheap feed.
Posted by Candide, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 10:41:17 PM
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Remove the $1 and $2 machines, remove the 'notes' options on machines and replace all machines by law with 5 and 10 cent coins like the good old days? It should reduce the amounts wasted via the time taken to insert the 5 and 10 cent pieces after purchasing.
Posted by weareunique, Wednesday, 27 April 2011 11:48:05 PM
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