This is certainly a topic that should continue to be discussed.
Forever.
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Is that a sarcastic âweâve dragged this on too longâ or a âthis is an important topic that has deep rootsâ?
He he.
Deep roots.
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I have nothing more to say on the subject until the club makes some sort of statement, other than to say nature abhors a vacuum, as this thread has proven.
I thought nature abbors cheese.
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Why do you hate Heppell so?
Iâm sure thatâs a very funny joke Iâm not getting.
Probably to do with hoovering.
Although that sounds more like CarlisleâŚ
It was a particularly average dyson joke.
- Iâll let myself out
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Well, I donât know what you mean by ânon-complex binaryâ, so I will just say that as long as it is a legal form of entertainment, and people play them of free will, then why shouldnât we profit. We can certainly look at other revenue streams, but why cut off a great earner if you donât have to.
I reckon itâs a little complex. There are lots of things that are legal, but dubious in moral. There are lots of things that are âcontrolledâ when they may be better off let alone. Certainly not an easy one to determine in my opinion. If it were - it wouldnât be controversial.
There was so much opposition that every sporting club/RSL, etc,etc,etc couldnât wit to get their hands on a pokies licence.
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No longer in a position to know whatâs happening with the pokies stuff though I trust in the direction the club has been heading on them previously - but on the sports betting stuff from the banner I will say one of the small things Iâm proudest of from my time with the club is that we gave up potentially a very large amount of ongoing money on principle at a VERY tricky time to opt out of sports betting/wagering sponsorship, at a time when most clubs still had them.
Before I joined the board my brother - whoâs never gambled on footy - told me a story about watching the footy with his then 12âish year old son when the odds came up pregame. His son turned to him and commented that one of the teams was good value at the odds and that he should âget onâ them. My brother was staggered, and it really bothered when he relayed the story to me - as someone who grew up living and breathing footy the odds were never part of the lexicon, yet for my nephew the odds and betting markets were as much a part of the pregame as the toss of the coin. It felt really wrong to me.
That story resonated with me, and I passed it on when we as a club were discussing a new sports wagering partner in early 2015. The exec still couldâve taken an easy commercial win at a difficult time and found a wagering partner, I for one am very glad and proud we didnât.
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Underrated post. Hilarious call.
Sorry Paul, but I donât get this sanctimonious bullshite. Gambling is legal and betting is part of our culture.
Next you will want to stop kids going into a âlucky dipâ at the school fete.
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No I wonât Bacchus, but I will want to stop them getting bombarded with the idea that betting on it is the best thing about sport.
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Perhaps if we didnât buy our kids and grand-kids iPads etc, and encouraged them to play in the mud, then this myth about betting being more fun than sport would not be an issue.
Betting is a moral issue and not the important piece of the puzzle. It is getting kids to go outside play sport, learn about teamwork and all the things playing footy teaches. Banning anything has poor outcomes.
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Well, itâs not banning anything, itâs choosing to source revenue ethically.
Nevertheless, to take your point literally, what is the poor outcome of banning football betting?
I am talking about banning kids from doing things, never ended well in my families.
Banning sports betting would be impossible.