![]() ![]() "Anyone who has been interstate and gone up the high street in Melbourne or Adelaide and seen the dens or corners of pubs or even the big leagues clubs would know that it is pretty depressing stuff. "We talk about the pokies and how there has been a bipartisan position over many years from both sides of politics to stand against the scourge of the pokies," current Racing and Gaming Minister Reece Whitby told the WA Parliament when he was a new MP in 2018. It has been a source of Sandgroper pride that its pubs and clubs are free of the flashing lights, trumpeting jackpots and resulting gambling addictions in other States. ![]() For decades, Western Australia has resisted attempts to introduce pokies. ![]()
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