I can call it nothing else. One of the great things in WA is we don't have these things as part of our culture over here. Hawthorn makes over 11 million dollars a year after tax from this revenue source....and as the article says statistics say 5 million of that comes from people who can't afford to lose it. It just makes me wonder how we can compete with that type of income but I am glad on the same hand we don't have it.
www.theage.com.au/comment/-gk15ox.html
"The money flows directly into the club's coffers. It pays salaries, buys equipment, improves facilities and more. Gambling money is the reason Hawthorn is financially secure; the club makes more money each year from its gambling venues than any other revenue stream, and that includes memberships and marketing. In dollar terms, poker machines are more important to Hawthorn than premierships.
"Without poker machines, Hawthorn is diminished."