Are They really trying or just pretending to?

[Bruce Tuncks]

I have been looking at the current situation regarding gambling in Australia and I doubt that the govt is really trying to stamp it out at all.

What if anybody associated with a gambler ( wife, landlord, employer comes to mind as easy choices to start with ) could get his name added to a list?

Then, anybody who took money from somebody on the list could have to refund it. Of course you would need protections to ensure that only problem gamblers were on the list and not just anybody who was disliked by the lister lot, but this would be possible if not so easy.

Maybe they are afraid of unintended outcomes, like making more robberies happen?

[spacesailor]

But " robberies " are a gamble .

Only the rich make them pay ,( robberies ) that is .

spacesailor

[facthunter]

They ROB you legally with monopolies.  There's NO gamble if you have all  the moves covered and deals well oiled.  Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

Brings too much money to the industry and the government to want to stamp it out. Plus Gaming NSW, for example,  apparently has a hell of a lot of clout.

[Jerry_Atrick]

 

 

[facthunter]

The biggest influence/effect is in Tasmania.  Nev

[Bruce Tuncks]

I was amazed to see how California lived with legalized gambling in neighboring Nevada without following suit like they would in Australia.

 

 

[Bruce Tuncks]

Gosh Jerry, its far worse that I thought.