Time Essendon FC got rid of its Pokies licences

[alex.f.94]

I thought it was a fair enough question

[Rhino-D]

@quietachiever

my club is being funded through the misery of others

Facts.

[Deadly]

I would prefer us not to be in but it’s a bit disingenuous to suggest the same impact to the community is not going to happen if footy clubs leave the space, some other business just rolls on in, it’s just PR from Tim to keep the topic in the news… its not change

[dingus]

@Bacchusfox

Just like any addiction there is lots of support if they want it

Agreed.

That’s why we should never have offloaded Danny Jacobs.

The club should sell EFC branded cocaine. If we don’t, somebody else will.

Besides, there’s help available if addicts want it.

Dons fans: do you like a bump?

[longs93GFgoal]

Great stuff by Port Melbourne in ditching their pokies despite the financial chasm between standalone VFL clubs with pokies and those without.

Apparently purchased by Moonee Valley Racing Club, who Essendon director (currently up for re-election) Kate O’Sullivan is also a board member of.

[sausageroll]

Pokies in the back room away from everything else is fine.

People are adults.

It’s when they take over a venue or get in the way of you know socialising and real entertainment.

Next thing you know these venues will ban booze.

Because you know booze causes its fair share of problems too.

[quietachiever]

@sausageroll

Next thing you know these venues will ban booze.

Because you know booze causes its fair share of problems too.

We have Responsible Serving of Alcohol front and centre for all liquor licensees but are Gambling Code of Conducts enforced as strongly as the RSA? It’s definitely harder to judge if a person is losing too much money unless all gambling is via a restricted card. The Vic Government keeps delaying stronger measures to protect people from over gambling on poker machines.

[sausageroll]

If you can’t see the pokies, have enforced self exclusion.

Surely that’s ok though.

I mean I hate em. But if you can’t see them you trust people to be adults.?

[jamesm]

Pokies are designed to trap. I’ve done work for leagues clubs in the past and the design of everything is done through studies of how to get the most out of the gamers. It’s pretty disgusting. Having said that it’s a large source of government revenue so essentially becomes a tax on the poor to take back some of the pension and unemployment income.

[Bacchusfox]

If Crown can mandate that you can only play Pokies with an ID card that sets limits, why can’t every Pokies venue ?

[sausageroll]

Sure I don’t go near them.

Don’t like them.

And would rather they weren’t in places that serve alcohol.

Ie a good law would be you choose one or the other.

You can’t have responsible gambling where drinking is going on.

And look if you have a big win gambling it often leads to irresponsible drinking too.

Still think if the things are in the back room out of view they aren’t an issue though. And with clubs that’s what i hate. Where it’s in your face.

[FurryLog]

I personally think we should lean into the whole pokies thing because we’re not good at anything else

[dingus]

Well. Obviously that’s the end of Port Melbourne. How can a football club survive without pokies revenue? If Essendon can’t do it, then who does Pt Melbourne think they are.

Obviously they’ll fold within the year, just like Nth Melbourne did when they got rid of their pokies.

Essendon: the club less competent financially than Port Melbourne and North Melbourne.