Rudd has responded with the threat of defamation proceedings against anyone suggesting he sent his people to talk to the industry.
Archive for February, 2012
defamatory pre-commitment (from “In Other Words”)
Clubs Australia claim to have had meetings late last year with MPs supporting Kevin Rudd, with the aim of killing off mandatory pre-commitment for poker machines.
loyalty at any price
I’ve been asked many, many times about the difference between voluntary and mandatory pre-commitment for poker machines. Why is it that industry and state governments are so fixated on the idea of voluntary pre-commitment? The simple answer, to borrow a line from Clubs Australia’s recent campaign, is that it “won’t work” and “will hurt”. In other words, voluntary pre-commitment is backed by those with a vested financial interest because it will have no impact on their bottom line.
star struck
The incompetence of Sydney’s casino has opened the door for Clubs NSW to get what they want… and that spells trouble.
it’s time to speak up
Over the past year or so there has been a flood of articles, stories, reports and press releases about gambling. This was triggered by Andrew Wilkie’s success in the 2010 Federal election, his subsequent agreement with Julia Gillard, and the ensuing campaigns for and against (mainly against) poker machine reform.
