I love this Ad, published by community activist organisation, Get Up…

We’ve been smashed with one side of the story by pubs & clubs who make large profits from Australian gambling addiction. Slick TV ads running thick and fast. Darkly humours as the above advert is, it’s a breath of fresh air to hear the other side of the story.

And for our overseas viewers watching this, we’ve got a serious problem here in Australia – Aussies are the biggest gamblers on Earth. Our government is trying to do something about it, and business is fighting any proposed regulation every step of the way – even when they don’t actually know what that regulation looks like yet. You can imagine the sh*t-fight.

Years ago, when Poker machines were introduced into Melbourne’s pubs and clubs they all but wiped out a thriving local live music scene. Thousands of musicians and sundry lost their livelihoods. Ah, how the worm turns…

Checkya tomorrow,
Fires out.