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1 online resource (streaming video file) (49 min. 26 sec.) ; 299075235 bytes |
| Summary |
From RSLs to bowling clubs, Catholic clubs to Nippers, an array of venues in Australia can define themselves as clubs, allowing them to enjoy special not-for-profit status and tax breaks. Many clubs also rely - to a greater or lesser extent - on poker machine revenue. The federal government's proposed poker machine reforms would require gamblers to set their own spending limit in advance, and clubs are worried about the hit to their hip pockets. Many clubs say their very survival is at stake if the reforms go ahead - and that would threaten the valuable services they provide to the community. But critics are questioning what social benefits clubs actually provide and how much of the money they make is channeled back into communities.Insight brings together clubs big and small, as well as supporters and critics of gambling reform, to look at what role clubs play in society and how much they rely on gambling revenue |
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Broadcast 2011-11-01 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Australia. Parliament.
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Casinos -- Economic aspects.
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Casinos -- Government policy.
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Gambling -- Government policy.
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Slot machines -- Law and legislation.
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Unemployment -- Political aspects.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Abbott, Tony, contributor
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Allcock, Clive, contributor
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Ball, Anthony, contributor
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Bristow, Ralph, contributor
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Brockie, Jenny, host
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Everill, Paul, contributor
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Gillic, Bernard, contributor
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Jones, Alan, contributor
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Lavorato, Michael, contributor
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Payne, Reg, contributor
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Pinkerton, Sue, contributor
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Robinson, Danny, contributor
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Scott, Wendy, contributor
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Taylor, Cameron, contributor
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Walker, Betty Con, contributor
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Wilkie, Andrew, contributor
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