No Pokies

[Enrico_Misso]

I'm happy to endorse that.
Any thinking person would.

Other AFL clubs are beginning to publicly take an anti-pokies stance.
But our club has rejected it.
Sends a poor message.

Weak stance by the club!
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl ... 6445413403

[dragit]

Would be fairly pointless whilst we have Centrebet as a sponsor I would have thought.

[Buckets]

EM to be totally fair it's not as if we have sponsors banging down the door at present to sign up. Why in the world would the club allow a potential one match sponsor to upset our major sponsor just because of political mileage?

Club really had no other option in regards to this right at the moment.

[Dr Spaceman]

EM to be totally fair it's not as if we have sponsors banging down the door at present to sign up. Why in the world would the club allow a potential one match sponsor to upset our major sponsor just because of political mileage?

Club really had no other option in regards to this right at the moment.

+1

[Cairnsman]

God bothering do-gooders! They are bloody everywhere. The bloke in that story needs to give himself an uppercut.

[stkildathunda]

Clearly bloke needs his eyes fixed so he can read the terms and conditions!!


http://www.sainters.net/corporate/guernsey.php

*Brands which conflict with AFL and St Kilda Football Club’s sponsorship agreements are not permitted to appear on the official Round 22 playing jumper worn by the St Kilda players or appear in the website advertising package. Rights can be assigned to a non-conflicting brand or preferred charity partner. Refer to Terms & Conditions.

[Dave McNamara]

I'm happy to endorse that.
Any thinking person would.

Other AFL clubs are beginning to publicly take an anti-pokies stance.
But our club has rejected it.
Sends a poor message.
Weak stance by the club!
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl ... 6445413403

EM to be totally fair it's not as if we have sponsors banging down the door at present to sign up. Why in the world would the club allow a potential one match sponsor to upset our major sponsor just because of political mileage?

Club really had no other option in regards to this right at the moment.

Agreed Buckets, but only in the short term.

Enrico is right, and the club should be aiming to be free of gambling links as soon as we can IMO. And I hope we never return to the days of sponsorship from big tobacco either.

Speaking of sponsorship, what's going on there??? If the Dreamon tanking rabble can get a major sponsor, why can't we? Does anyone know? Surely it can't be coz of Kimmie D???

God bothering do-gooders! They are bloody everywhere. The bloke in that story needs to give himself an uppercut.

Hi C-man, don't worry, this is nothing to do with 'God-bothering'. It's just a case of trying to protect some of the most vulnerable from the awful damage created by cash-gouging poker machines. It's called concern for one's fellow human beings, which is an attribute I'm sure you'd share.

BTW, if you ever pop over to the SS General forum, you'll see that Enrico is no God-botherer.

[mr six o'clock]

I like the fact that the club came out and told the man that his slogan was unacceptable !
Afterall its a raffle , the club could have taken his money and simply thrown his entry into the bin .
I've bought hundreds of raffle tickets from the club and in the social club over the years .
I've never won anything !

[Dr Spaceman]

Afterall its a raffle , the club could have taken his money and simply thrown his entry into the bin .

You're right.

And they didn't do that?

SACK THEM - incompentant clowns

[perfectionist]

...Why in the world would the club allow a potential one match sponsor to upset our major sponsor just because of political mileage? ...

Does Centrebet operate poker machines? From their point of view, the more money punters have to spend on their online site, the better their bottom line. Do we still own pokies? That might be more the issue.

[bobmurray]

...Why in the world would the club allow a potential one match sponsor to upset our major sponsor just because of political mileage? ...

Does Centrebet operate poker machines? From their point of view, the more money punters have to spend on their online site, the better their bottom line. Do we still own pokies? That might be more the issue.

As Tim Freeman said...Blow up the pokies....

[Dr Spaceman]

...Why in the world would the club allow a potential one match sponsor to upset our major sponsor just because of political mileage? ...

Does Centrebet operate poker machines? From their point of view, the more money punters have to spend on their online site, the better their bottom line. Do we still own pokies? That might be more the issue.

As Tim Freeman said...Blow up the pokies....

Yeah but if we do we may just fade away like Tim himself

[Bernard Shakey]

...Why in the world would the club allow a potential one match sponsor to upset our major sponsor just because of political mileage? ...

Does Centrebet operate poker machines? From their point of view, the more money punters have to spend on their online site, the better their bottom line. Do we still own pokies? That might be more the issue.

Yeah we do and that's why we're in Franganistan.

[The Fireman]

double the pokies, get in the big bucks...make a play for all out of contract stars and give them gambling awareness ambassadorships......sound familiar?

[PaulB]

Clearly bloke needs his eyes fixed so he can read the terms and conditions!!


http://www.sainters.net/corporate/guernsey.php

*Brands which conflict with AFL and St Kilda Football Club’s sponsorship agreements are not permitted to appear on the official Round 22 playing jumper worn by the St Kilda players or appear in the website advertising package. Rights can be assigned to a non-conflicting brand or preferred charity partner. Refer to Terms & Conditions.

Centrebet does not operate nor has any interest in the Saints' poker machines. There was no conflict of the terms and conditions. Rejected that on the grounds that it was "political". This reason - political - is not found in the terms and conditions.

Our club could have made a positive contribution but chose not to.

[St DAC]

Has gambling suddenly become illegal? I must have missed that announcement ...