It is a decision that reportedly will cost the club some $7 million in revenue. I believe the proposal by South Sydney Leagues Club's co-owners to remove its 160 poker machines should be applauded.
It is tragically ironic that as South Sydney Leagues Club is looking at scrapping its poker machines, the NSW Government is considering a move that will further strengthen gambling's grip on the state by allowing pubs to introduce the Keno lottery game.
