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Dr Spaceman said:
"If any St Kilda supporter doesn't gamble but now starts gambling, or gambles a little but but will now gamble more, simply because their club has a logo on it's jumper, then they have really big issues anyway."
Please explain to me why Centrebet would want to pay out thousands of dollars in sponsorship then......
"If any St Kilda supporter doesn't gamble but now starts gambling, or gambles a little but but will now gamble more, simply because their club has a logo on it's jumper, then they have really big issues anyway."
Please explain to me why Centrebet would want to pay out thousands of dollars in sponsorship then......
Errr brand recognition??? I don't think they're just limiting their sights to the one club they sponsor.StSteven wrote:Dr Spaceman said:
"If any St Kilda supporter doesn't gamble but now starts gambling, or gambles a little but but will now gamble more, simply because their club has a logo on it's jumper, then they have really big issues anyway."
Please explain to me why Centrebet would want to pay out thousands of dollars in sponsorship then......
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What happened to individual responsibility?
If you have a gambling problem, it's yours to sort out.
It's not the job of society or government and certainly NOT the job of a football club to sort it out for you.
People have been gambling since the beginning of mankind, and will still be gambling the day the world ends.
Great work by the Saints on signing a major sponsor. Hopefully the dollars are good.
If you have a gambling problem, it's yours to sort out.
It's not the job of society or government and certainly NOT the job of a football club to sort it out for you.
People have been gambling since the beginning of mankind, and will still be gambling the day the world ends.
Great work by the Saints on signing a major sponsor. Hopefully the dollars are good.
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I have a spotsbet a/c,if i want to bet on anything from the races,footy or even a darts game i can,so be it.These companies are here to stay,whether people like it or not.I like the convenience it provides,have a bet not having to leave home
I say sponsorship go for it
YES i did lose on the sainters last year......this year?
I say sponsorship go for it
YES i did lose on the sainters last year......this year?
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Gambling is good.
Gamblers provide revenue for the Government.
Which in turn funds Government programmes.
Which in turn means the Government needs to raise less taxes from non gamblers.
Which in turn means I pay less tax.
Gamblers provide revenue for the Government.
Which in turn funds Government programmes.
Which in turn means the Government needs to raise less taxes from non gamblers.
Which in turn means I pay less tax.
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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bergsone wrote:I have a spotsbet a/c,if i want to bet on anything from the races,footy or even a darts game i can,so be it.These companies are here to stay,whether people like it or not.I like the convenience it provides,have a bet not having to leave home
I say sponsorship go for it
YES i did lose on the sainters last year......this year?
spotsbet? Another new player in the neverending line of crooks after the money of people who can't afford to gamble.
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How do you know whether or not I can afford to gamble ?Bernard Shakey wrote:bergsone wrote:I have a spotsbet a/c,if i want to bet on anything from the races,footy or even a darts game i can,so be it.These companies are here to stay,whether people like it or not.I like the convenience it provides,have a bet not having to leave home
I say sponsorship go for it
YES i did lose on the sainters last year......this year?
spotsbet? Another new player in the neverending line of crooks after the money of people who can't afford to gamble.
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Ford sponsor Geelong. Does that make their supporters rush out and buy a Ford? Maybe some really keen supporters may choose a Ford when making their purchase, but only when they're out to buy a car in the first place.StSteven wrote:Dr Spaceman said:
"If any St Kilda supporter doesn't gamble but now starts gambling, or gambles a little but but will now gamble more, simply because their club has a logo on it's jumper, then they have really big issues anyway."
Please explain to me why Centrebet would want to pay out thousands of dollars in sponsorship then......
Does Centrebet want more people to gamble? Of course they do! But they are also after a bigger share of the present market. They seek to grow their brand and take customers from the TAB and other betting agencies.
The effect on Saints supporters would be the same whether they sponsored us or another team (which they will surely do if we knock them back). The only difference is this way we get their significant sponsorship bucks.
No doubt Derryn Hinch will see things differently but it is not our role to control problem gambling.
We exist to play football and that is all.
(IMO of course
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Why are they crooks? Is the local pub a crook getting money off people who are alcoholics? Sometimes people have to look after themselves unless you want a complete nanny state.Bernard Shakey wrote:bergsone wrote:I have a spotsbet a/c,if i want to bet on anything from the races,footy or even a darts game i can,so be it.These companies are here to stay,whether people like it or not.I like the convenience it provides,have a bet not having to leave home
I say sponsorship go for it
YES i did lose on the sainters last year......this year?
spotsbet? Another new player in the neverending line of crooks after the money of people who can't afford to gamble.
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Good on ya Mark.plugger66 wrote:Why are they crooks? Is the local pub a crook getting money off people who are alcoholics? Sometimes people have to look after themselves unless you want a complete nanny state.Bernard Shakey wrote:bergsone wrote:I have a spotsbet a/c,if i want to bet on anything from the races,footy or even a darts game i can,so be it.These companies are here to stay,whether people like it or not.I like the convenience it provides,have a bet not having to leave home
I say sponsorship go for it
YES i did lose on the sainters last year......this year?
spotsbet? Another new player in the neverending line of crooks after the money of people who can't afford to gamble.
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Up here the RSL clubs HAVE to pour money - and not just a trickle - into community projects on account of their pokie income.
I don't really see a gambling company's investment in a footy club as all that different.
It's all circular. They want the money, they take the money, they give some of it back so they can get the money, they take the money, they give some of it back...
I don't really see a gambling company's investment in a footy club as all that different.
It's all circular. They want the money, they take the money, they give some of it back so they can get the money, they take the money, they give some of it back...
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