Australia has approximately 400000 problem gamblers,most addicted to pokies. The industry pushes a ‘gamble responsibly message, but the truth is the design of the machines, and rather than personal responsibility,is the core problemFor a time in the late 90s, a group of Sydney businessmen were the toast of Las Vegas.
They worked for the North Ryde poker machine manufacturer Aristocrat. “And they really were like the aristocrats of these gaming conferences, or ” says Natasha Schull,a professor in anthropology at MIT. “They were treated like kings.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com