Same-same, Liberal-Labor have nailed their colours to the mast declaring their allegiance to Federal Group and its pokies scourge destroying lives in Clark.
A drive-by of Federal and Tasmanian Hospitality Association affiliated pubs in areas worst affected by gambling addiction shows them hosting a line-up of election posters for Liberal and Labor candidates.
It makes clear the “Laborials” are in lockstep with the pokies barons.
They continue without conscience to exchange favours at the expense of the community in Clark.
I will continue to fight against the enormous harm being done by gambling.
I call on Liberal and Labor to commit to follow the mainland lead and introduce a mandatory pokies pre-commitment card in their first year of office.
Their failure to do so would be further proof that their candidates, parties, and policies are for sale.
Pubs hosting posters: Claremont Hotel, The Club Hotel (Glenorchy), The Elwick Hotel (Glenorchy), Brooker Inn (Lutana), Black Buffalo Hotel (North Hobart), Cooleys Hotel (Moonah), The Oasis (West Hobart).
Tasmanians consistently lose more than $16 million every month into state’s 3,252 gaming machines, Treasury figures show
Losses for May were $16,439,122 – the highest so far for 2025. We are on track for the highest annual loss in more than a decade with more than $190 million going to the pokies barons in 2024/25.