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New pokie restrictions to be introduced in Victoria including maximum spend limits of $100 (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 year ago by rosie@lemmy.world to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Nath@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It isn't so much that WA banned them, they just never got a foothold, here.

Plenty of pokies at the casino if you want to go there, and there are even shuttle busses that will take old people to the casino totally free from assorted suburbs in the spirit of community service.

There's little interest in them here, either. Also no suburban pubs open until 7am.

Western Australians really don't know what they're missing out on, with no pokies in local pubs. And I'd personally love to keep it that way.

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought they have actually been banned though? Aside from the casino.

There's this page from the state government:

Any gaming machine of the kind generally known or described as a poker machine, fruit machine (or any similar machine) is prohibited in Western Australia under section 85 of the Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987. Further, section 22 of the Casino Control Act 1984 allows the Commission to declare games authorised for use at the Casino, with the exception of games played with poker machines.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm certain they're not legal, or we'd see pubs trying them. My point was WA never had that thing where every pub has pokies in it in the first place.

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

And may they never have such a blight visit their good land. I'm sure once upon a time Victorian pubs were much nicer too...