Mate, I was in Melbourne casino maybe about 15 years ago. Someone committed suicide in the male toilet after losing everything on the pokies. Never heard a thing on the news. I was later told that suicide and attempted suicide happens often at Crown but is always hushed up - presumably so others don't do the same thing.
Let me tell you about pokies. If you and I set up a pokie place ourselves the Govt could prosecute us for perpetrating fraud on the players.
However, because they licence it to certain entities - that is okay and the fraud is within the law.
What I am saying is that it is not mathematically possible to win on the pokies - the longer you play, the more you lose. That sums up pokies and why it is disastrous for those who play it regularly.
Our Govt is actually raising taxes on the misery of those they are REQUIRED (as representatives of we the people) to support.
