The article was about how Eastern states clubs use Pokies to make an income (bar North Melbourne well done lads) specifically pointing out that about 40% of those punters don't have the cash to lose. These clubs have made the conscious decision to go after that cash, they own the clubs and have a direct marketing strategy to drag in the punters.
So the WA clubs have Crown as a sponsor ( I would not think there contribution would be much as their logo does not appear on our uniform), Freo also has Woodside as a sponsor, if we are drawing long bows regarding sponsors then maybe we should look in detail at the damage that the petro-chemical, rubber and plastics industries have on the environment before we accept their dollars. Crown also have hotels, restaurants, bars, conferencing facilities, nightclubs and a theatre. A ton of people use that place and don't go near the gaming floor. That is a major difference between Crown and the Pokie ghetto's over east. Do we micro-analyse every aspect of corporate sponsorship we have?
The article was about the Pokies at Hawthorn, how it was turned into the evil WA football clubs is a mystery to me. Is our inferiority complex regarding our Eastern states brothers that profound?