I don't like poker machines either. But this is control freak central.
Ban fast food Ban smokes Ban grog Ban the internet (online gambling) - Is this what Conroy's filter is for??? Ban mobile phones (phone betting) Ban lotto Ban lottery tickets Ban surfing Ban swimming Ban skydiving Ban rockclimbing Ban hang gliding Ban rock fishing Ban boat fishing Ban motorbikes Ban bicycles Ban skateoards Ban roller skates Ban swimming pools Ban cars Ban trucks Ban trains
Let's just ban everything, so everyone has to suffer because some clown cannot manage their own life.
I'm sick to bloody death of interference from Governments in my life. And I'm sick to bloody death of other people trying to tell me what I should and shouldn't do in my own time.
Yes we have rules and we have laws, but in your own free time as a private citizen if some fool wants to blow their own money at the pokies, or the race track well let them go.
And if they are a compulsive gambler, then like a drug addict or alcoholic ban them from the venue and leave everyone else alone.
