Or just have all gambling be run by the government so the profits go to social services to support people who bankrupt themselves from gambling.
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ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 months agoTaxing the shit out of it results in poorer outcomes for gamblers. The average minimum return rate is already defined legally, for pokies it’s something like they must return ~90% per hour. Adding more tax on top would result in a lower return rate
cuppaconcrete@aussie.zone 6 months ago
ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 months ago
If only clubsnsw wasn’t in bed with the government
Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I was actually thinking of the tax as being more on the back-end in this case, rather than consumer-facing in the way the tobacco tax is.
I was also actually largely thinking about sports gambling there, rather than pokies.