The battle over pokie reform is beginning to heat up, as politicians call out anti-reform advocates in the public eye. Senator Nick Xenophon has recently targeted Father Chris Riley over his decision to support Clubs Australia in its fight against pokie reform. Xenophon believes that Father Riley should not be supporting Clubs Australia, as the organization is using misleading information to get the general public on its side.

Last week, Clubs Australia handed out 2 million flyers (with the help of Father Riley), making unsupported claims about the costs of pokie reform. In response to this, Xenophon has written to Riley’s charity, Youth Off The Streets. In his letter, he asked that the charity’s board distance itself from the anti-reform movement.

Not only is Clubs Australian distributing information that Xenophon deems false; he also believes that it is hypocritical for Father Riley to fight reform, an initiative aimed at helping problem gamblers. Father Riley has stated that he does support gambling reform, but that Andrew Wilke’s precommitment scheme is not an effective way to control problem gambling rates. He believes that education and counseling are key to dealing with the issue.

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George Anderson
Author George, has over 25+ years’ experience in the Pokies and Casinos industry throughout Australia and New Zealand. Loves to research new Pokies games on the block and follows announcements from top industry providers about their upcoming releases. As soon as a new interesting pokie game appears on his radar, George is there to check it out and give you the scoop before anyone else and tell you about all casino sites where can play the latest game. Before this gig, George worked as Pokie game tester, making him an ideal candidate for this genre of work. He is also an animal lover and a proud owner of three dogs.