The biggest Poker Machine addict is the Government.
They can`t bare to give it up ,no matter what human damage it does. E.G.family breakdowns,embezzelments,suicide.

Govt.retail figures have the gambling turnover added to it ,dispite the protests of the Retail Assoc.who claim the gambling figure makes up 16% of the retail figures & growing mainly from Poker Machine because the TAB turnover is relativly stable , therefore should be shown seperatly.

Melb. has 2 Asaian gamblers annonomous associations their culture has been exposed to gambling for thousands of years,the assoc. claim their clints only became a problem once they were introduced to Poker machines .

Ausrtralia has the 2nd. largest number of machines in the world.
That has to be a sad indicement on our Governments need for greed.

When should we start worrying ,18%,20%,25%,I think NOW is as good a time as any.

It`s time for Australia to wake up on this one.

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