http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/ross-womersley/ As the Executive Director of the South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS, the peak body for the health and community services sector in South Australia), Ross Womersley is frequently asked for comment on the needs and interest of South Australians facing disadvantage and poverty.  Ross is deeply passionate about ensuring our community is one in which everyone is actively included and able to access the good things in life. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Big-Gaming-is-pushing-all-the-wrong-buttons/ Yesterday in The Punch, David Penberthy ridiculed the gambling industry’s claims that pokie-reform was un-Australian. But the $20m campaign by Australian Hotels Association and Clubs Australia campaign about the so-called “licence to punt” is more than just shallow and bankrupt politicking – it’s plainly misleading. There is NO proposal to have a licence to punt and those concerned about the damage poker machines do are not calling for a licence to punt. The pre-commitment scheme currently under consideration applies only to poker machines (not punting more generally) and at its simplest is a basic consumer protection tool which will allow gamblers to pre-set a limit to how much they will spend. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Ross Womersley) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Big-Gaming-is-pushing-all-the-wrong-buttons/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Big-Gaming-is-pushing-all-the-wrong-buttons/#item5634 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:50:25 +0000 Ross Womersley | Author bios | The Punch