{"id":6631,"date":"2023-09-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/the-plan-for-poker-machines-to-be-banned-forever-in-the-molonglo-valley-is-a-step-closer\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T00:00:00","slug":"the-plan-for-poker-machines-to-be-banned-forever-in-the-molonglo-valley-is-a-step-closer","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/the-plan-for-poker-machines-to-be-banned-forever-in-the-molonglo-valley-is-a-step-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"The plan for poker machines to be banned forever in the Molonglo Valley is a step closer."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Murrumbidgee MLA Dr Marisa Paterson <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">started her campaign to keep the area pokie-free earlier this year and the past 31 August introduce legislation to ban the authorisation of class C gaming machine licenses (poker machines) in the Molonglo Valley and other undeveloped areas of the ACT.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/the-plan-for-poker-machines-to-be-banned-forever-in-the-molonglo-valley-is-a-step-closer2.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\">The concept behind the campaign was simple: proximity to poker machines increases gambling harm. The Molonglo Valley has no poker machines &ndash; it should stay that way,&rdquo; she said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">This does not mean that clubs cannot establish in new parts of Canberra; rather, that if they do, they cannot bring pokies with them.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/the-plan-for-poker-machines-to-be-banned-forever-in-the-molonglo-valley-is-a-step-closer3.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Dr Paterson said she had had many conversations with community groups, local sports organisations and multicultural groups about how to best support new community outcomes and how clubs could play a larger role than being a place for gambling.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">What is clear from Molonglo residents is that they desire vibrant venues and community facilities in their community, but poker machines are not part of that future vision,&rdquo; she said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\">Clubs generally have three main sources of revenue: food, beverages, and gaming machines.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/the-plan-for-poker-machines-to-be-banned-forever-in-the-molonglo-valley-is-a-step-closer4.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Canberra Community Clubs chair Athol Chalmers said clubs certainly needed to learn how to diversify their revenue streams. However, this was easier for established businesses. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>&ldquo;Typically, most clubs own a bit of land, so they can invest in building a childcare centre or something else to help them diversify,&rdquo;<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Revenue from gaming machines is significantly used by clubs to support community groups &hellip; if you don&rsquo;t have that revenue stream anymore, support to those clubs would reduce dramatically,&rdquo; Mr Chalmers said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">If the only way you can make money is through food and beverages, you effectively become a pub.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clubs generally have three main sources of revenue: food, beverages, and gaming machines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6632,"menu_order":328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3856,3855,3854],"class_list":{"0":"post-6631","1":"europe","2":"type-europe","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-canberra-community-clubs-chair-athol-chalmers","8":"tag-molonglo-valley","9":"tag-murrumbidgee-mla-dr-marisa-paterson","10":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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