The Ghost of Raelene
Steve Williams (59)
I couldn't care less about Pokies tbh. At least they are in controlled environments that don't expose kids brains. If you want to feed it your cash then so be it.With the gambling discussion, I’m not sure how much it will change things in the public. By all measures poker machines are the biggest issue for gambling addiction in Australia and ads on these have been banned for decades. Is pointing the finger at places like Sportsbet an easy thing to point at without understanding if it will bring about any change? With the pokies example advertising ban didn’t move the needle at all. Would we be potentially jeopardizing the television revenue streams and the professional sporting industry for something that might be zero difference?
The apps on phones and groups like Sportsbet talking about new features like "bet with mates" is genuinely trying to drag you in. It can also create huge mental health issues with anxiety about it, chasing wins and not to mention this stuff is being increasingly looked at when you go for loans and even certain work types.