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Gaming regulator approves 70 pokies for local football club in ‘hard-hit’ Melbourne suburb – ABC News
AFL clubs are being encouraged to get rid of their pokies, but a local VFL club in Melbourne’s west has just had a plan for 70 new machines approved.
Stuart McDonald’s 10-year addiction to the pokies began while watching the football at the Whitten Oval and Docklands Stadium.
Key points:
- Mr McDonald and advocates are outraged by a Melbourne football club’s plans for 70 new poker machines
- The proposal was approved by the gaming regulator with the backing of the state Treasurer, despite council opposition
- AFL clubs are being encouraged to get rid of their pokies but the VFL club says it needs the revenue to be viable
“During the half-time break I…
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