the pokies are a symptom rather than a root cause. It is sad...

the pokies are a symptom rather than a root cause. It is sad that so many people turn to them to fill an obvious gap in their lives.
I'd rather know what the government is going to do to fix the real problem rather than make token gestures. It needs to address more issues than what the anti-smoking campaign does. You can imagine how successful that campaign would be if all the did was reduce the outlets selling cigarettes.