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.
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
Remember. The RSL is a casino, and let’s not kid ourselves that it isn’t.
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?
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.
Thanks for tldr. I really didn’t want to read that.
