Re: World club nines : Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:58 pm
JB Down Under wrote: Australians spend nearly $12 billion a year on poker machines and three quarters of people who have a serious problem with gambling are pokie players. http://www.problemgambling.gov.au It's a shame only a very small fraction goes back into the communities. Take a look at the Panthers leagues annual statement to see how little of their fortune goes to local sport. I am sure you could justify clubs running opium dens if some of the profits went to RL! As for your example of Norths, 2012 they had a revenue of nearly $36mill and a profit of $1.2 mill so there goes your theory! You said: fMost of the NRL Clubs, and they invest those profits back into the game and community Now you admit 7 of 16 have financial problems. Which is it? People are free to gamble or drink or do whatever they wish that is legal. I am not their carer last time I looked. Penrith is a community club and is not making profifts for some private owner you realise? Read the article you posted about the 7 from 16 to answer your own question. |
JB Down Under wrote: Australians spend nearly $12 billion a year on poker machines and three quarters of people who have a serious problem with gambling are pokie players. http://www.problemgambling.gov.au It's a shame only a very small fraction goes back into the communities. Take a look at the Panthers leagues annual statement to see how little of their fortune goes to local sport. I am sure you could justify clubs running opium dens if some of the profits went to RL! As for your example of Norths, 2012 they had a revenue of nearly $36mill and a profit of $1.2 mill so there goes your theory! You said: fMost of the NRL Clubs, and they invest those profits back into the game and community Now you admit 7 of 16 have financial problems. Which is it? People are free to gamble or drink or do whatever they wish that is legal. I am not their carer last time I looked. Penrith is a community club and is not making profifts for some private owner you realise? Read the article you posted about the 7 from 16 to answer your own question. |
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