Can we get rid of our pokies

jimmae · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2015 4:15 pm

buzzaaaah wrote:

The biggest scourge on our society is Big Sugar and their peddling of high calorie, low nutrition food to our kids. The child obesity epidemic is upon us and the diabetes that follows.
We need to dump Mars Coke and Gatorade as our sponsors. We should also ban all fried and high calorie food from our home games and finance the shortfall to the venue operators.

The science is actually showing that the problem with the fried food is the types of flour and oils used, rather than the frying itself. Anti-sugar would be a good stance.

But the wider context of your point is well made; sad what branding is slapped on our supposedly elite athletes. I wouldn't be surprised if there are team bans on eating our sponsors' products.

2ndeffort · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2015 4:15 pm

buzzaaaah wrote:

The biggest scourge on our society is Big Sugar and their peddling of high calorie, low nutrition food to our kids. The child obesity epidemic is upon us and the diabetes that follows.
We need to dump Mars Coke and Gatorade as our sponsors. We should also ban all fried and high calorie food from our home games and finance the shortfall to the venue operators.

Also we should dump Nike as our sportswear sponsor until they improve the working conditions in their factories and pay a fair wage to their workers.

And we should dump all beer sales from our games because alcohol is a leading contributor to domestic and sexual violence.

What else can we get rid of??

Sarah Hansen-Young is that you?

Synbad · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2015 5:29 pm

Pokies have no positive impact on society. Nothing whatsoever

Goltzenberg · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2015 6:06 pm

Synbad wrote:

Pokies have no positive impact on society. Nothing whatsoever

Finger exercises

dane · **Joined:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:14 am **Posts:** 22357

The effect on our bottom line isn't positive?!

GWS · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2015 8:13 pm

dane wrote:

The effect on our bottom line isn't positive?!

If the effect on our bottom line from seeking methamphetamines was positive would that be beneficial for society?

dane · **Joined:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:14 am **Posts:** 22357

We're Carlton! @#$%&! the rest!

teagueyubeauty · **Joined:** Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:28 am **Posts:** 6450

Let's ban everything and go back to living in caves.

Synbad · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2015 9:34 pm

dane wrote:

The effect on our bottom line isn't positive?!

The effect on out bottom line is negative. As it makes us rather lazy knowing we fall back on the scourge.

dane · **Joined:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:14 am **Posts:** 22357

Poker machines = cahchiiiiiiiing!!

camel · **Posted:** Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:52 pm

Bump.

http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/ka-chi ... 406H001S00

http://kachingfilm.com/

http://tv.press.abc.net.au/ka-ching-pokie-nation

Watch this doco if you haven't already.

Pokies are so evil and the people who make them and install them them appear to have no moral compass.

Carolyn Hirsh's interviews are especially chilling.

dane · **Joined:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:14 am **Posts:** 22357

I've been spelling kaching wrong dammit!

BigBlueWave · **Joined:** Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:45 pm **Posts:** 3072

Getting rid of the pokies might also rid the club of the pokie king whose influence has cause many problems.

dane · **Joined:** Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:14 am **Posts:** 22357

Good idea when we have cash problems

The Kick Inside · **Joined:** Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:47 am **Posts:** 429

dane wrote:

Good idea when we have cash problems

It was a good idea 4 years ago, but they're a little too exposed for my liking. The club will have to go to Uncle Bruce if they already haven't to try and work out what can be done because pokies aren't the money spinner they once were.

Most Carlton supporters are unaware that the club relies on handouts and financial guarantees from the AFL to stay in business.

Megaman · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:52 am

Carlton needs to get more proactive to make its pokies more profitable. Could always tweak the pokie programming so they pay out even less. How do we get more punters in the doors? Player appearances? Signed jumpers to the punter who loses the most each week?
DO SOOMETHING @#$%&! Blues!!

cortez · **Joined:** Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:49 pm **Posts:** 1170

Yep, pokies aren't the money spinner they once were. I have a friend who is a tax accountant at a company which has a lot of sporting clubs as clients, takings are way down on a few years ago, too many other gambling options now. Pokies aren't the gambling preference for younger people either, and the blue rinse set is dying off. She predicts there'll be a few sporting clubs going to the wall before too long.

The Kick Inside · **Joined:** Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:47 am **Posts:** 429

The answer to the original thread question is probably 'No. Not while LoGiudice is President'.

I doubt he'd want to upset the applecart. He'll stick to the plan. It's a flawed plan, but at least it's a plan. :smile:

Navy Blue Horse · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:39 pm **Posts:** 15848

GWS wrote:

dane wrote:

The effect on our bottom line isn't positive?!

If the effect on our bottom line from seeking methamphetamines was positive would that be beneficial for society?

Financially, yes.

jimmae · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:11 pm

How is the financial benefit of the CFC profiting from selling illegal drugs of benefit to society, NBH?

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