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09 Nov 05:45am

Filed under: Gambling, Poker Machines, Tim Costello

It’s clear from his Punch article that Reverend Tim Costello hasn’t bothered to speak to manufacturers, the industry, or even read the Productivity Commission report before making his claims about mandatory pre-commitment.

As you can clearly see, pokies greatly enhance the social fabric. Pic: Mark Williams

In fact based on his claims, I doubt he’d be able to identify a pokie in a police line-up.

We get it Tim. You hate pokies. So much so that you rejected the $500,000 donation club members tried to give World Vision after the Boxing Day Tsunami. Fortunately CARE Australia and Father Chris Riley’s Youth off the Streets had no issue accepting the eventual $3 million.

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