• Oneser@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    I will never forgive the ABC for going the clickbait route.

    The reasons are: 1- governments will not regulate as it accounts for $7 Billion in tax revenue. 2- sporting organisations receive a considerable amount in advertising revenue.

    • Gorgritch_Umie_Killa@aussie.zone
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      4 days ago

      Its so bad over east. I remember visiting family when i’s young, seeing these huge cavernous ‘clubs’ half filled with pokies, other half a buffet style dinner hall. I thought where is the RSL bit of this place?

  • danA
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    4 days ago

    This has been the case for a long time, unfortunately. Australia is even worse than Las Vegas in terms of gambling losses. 20% of the world’s slot machines are in Australia (and they’re widespread in a lot of venues, not just casinos), a huge percentage of Aussies say they’re regular gamblers, and per-capita gambling losses in Australia are far higher than any other country.

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      3 days ago

      Pokies mostly catch the boomers / older genx, liminals and millennials have been sportsbetted and the fucking cup is ‘just a bit of fun’.

      Genz are either too broke to bet or so broke they’re desperate enough to bet