Russell Crowe Takes Giant Step for Sydney

Many in Sydney have been outspoken in regards to their dislike of slot machines in their city. In fact, there are so many slot machines or pokies as they call them, in Australia that many are calling for a complete ban on the machines as they say that they prey on their citizens.

The government has long been under fire to remove the slot machines as residents say that they are bad for their people, and that those that play them are those that can least afford to. With about A$4 million coming from the slot machines every year, it is no wonder that they might not want to get rid of them. They keep talking about doing some sort of limitation on them, but many people in Australia would like to see the slot machines gone all together.

Keeping that in mind, Russell Crowe and his partner in the South Sydney Rabbitohs club, Peter Holmes à Court, have decided to remove all of the slot machines in their club. They say that they are going to make the game more family friendly, and that removing the slot machines is a good way to do that. They already removed the cheerleaders from the team as many of the women said that they made them uncomfortable at the games, so this is simply one more step that Crowe and Holmes have taken to protect the integrity of the club.

They say that the slot machines are a social evil and that there is no place for them in their club. They convinced their board that it was in the best interests of the club as well as the city to remove these slot machines, even though they bring in A$1 million (£430,000) every year. They had 160 slot machines in the club.

They decided that the slot machines were having an adverse effect on the community and that they should be supporting the people who support them. They say that they will find other ways of bringing in money to the club, instead of taking it from the people who currently come – most of whom rely on social security.

 

Back to Monthly Archive // Main Slot Machine News Index