Club fined after shocking footage shows child playing pokies

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The alarming breach of gaming rules has cost the club a $6000 fine and a guilty court ruling after the child sat on a stool and pressed the buttons of the colourful machine in the middle of the pokie room. 9News

The man and the boy then leave the club.

While the western Sydney “super club” is one of the richest clubs in terms of pokie profits, it services one of our poorest communities. “These laws are in place to protect minors from exposure to gaming machines which have the potential to cause significant harm,” Mr Goodchild said.

 

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