In an interesting – but not entirely unexpected – twist, the Salvation Army has announced that it does not support Andrew Wilkie's pokie reform. The announcement comes just days after news that sports clubs across the country planned on banning the Salvation Army for supporting the initiative.

The Salvation Army has issued a statement explaining the situation. In it, the group states that it supports voluntary pokie reform; however, its members are not sure that mandatory precommitment would address the issue of problem gambling across the country. The group believes that there are more serious issues underpining the issue of gambling addiction.

The availability of electronic gambling machines are not the only reason that Australia has one of the highest populations of problem gamblers in the world. There are many other issues at stake, and the Salvation Army believes that those need to be addressed, as well. Sports clubs across the country are quite pleased with the news.

They believe that Julie Gillard's government should take what the Salvation Army says to heart, instead of listening to Andrew Wilkie. "The Salvation Army's rejection of mandatory pre-commitment is telling as they know better than most what helps a problem gambler", says Anthony Ball, executive director of Clubs Australia.

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