Pokie clubs tend to get a bad rap in the public eye, as they have recently come under fire for contributing to the rise in problem gambling rates across. As such, their valuable contributions to society are often overlooked. This week, a pokie club in Canada showed how generous gaming venues can be when its employees handed over a large donation to a local animal shelter.
OLG Slots at Kawartha Downs is a popular gaming venue in Canada, offering players the ability to wager on hundreds of electronic gaming machines and pokies. The club has experienced economic success, and the owner of the venue has decided to share the wealth by donating to the Peterborough Humane Society as part of the Pet Angel Tree Event.
Jennifer Hill, who has organized the event on behalf of OLG Slots for the past four years, presented the donation to the facility this week. The generous contribution included toys, treats, beds, food and cleaning supplies, helping to provide animals in need with items that will keep them happy and healthy.
“We wanted to give back to the animals in our community that need it the most,” says Ms Hill. Normally, pokie clubs donate to charities through community funding grants. In Australia, they are required to donate a minimum percentage of their profits on a yearly basis, which are then distributed to a wide range of community groups.
On occasion, some gaming venues will donate funds outside of this requirement, going above and beyond the obligations to which they are bound by local gaming laws. OLG Slots employees did exactly that, helping to dispel the negative reputation that plagues the gaming industry.
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