tayser
Active Member
Also, it seems Crown seems to come up a lot: Victorian only legalised gambling in the early-mid 90s - you used to only be able to legally play two-up on ANZAC day (April 25th) or had to go to interstate if you wanted to gamble.
Large Casinos - in your (RC8) earlier post - pale in significance of the local "pokie" (slot machine) joints that are now everywhere (and have been everywhere interstate for eons) - they're generally in outer suburbs/low socio-economic suburbs and they're where you'll find the majority of your problem gamblers.
When the Vic government legalised gambling (They were cash poor), the only Casino license went to Crown (exclusivity is now up I think and the only serious proposal for a 2nd is up in Mildura, 7 hours from Melbourne up in the north west corner of the state on the Murray River) and it was originally placed in the World Trade Centre building on the north bank of the River... the Crown that everyone refers to is - yes - a large-arse casino but a lot more than just a haven for problem gamblers.
Large Casinos - in your (RC8) earlier post - pale in significance of the local "pokie" (slot machine) joints that are now everywhere (and have been everywhere interstate for eons) - they're generally in outer suburbs/low socio-economic suburbs and they're where you'll find the majority of your problem gamblers.
When the Vic government legalised gambling (They were cash poor), the only Casino license went to Crown (exclusivity is now up I think and the only serious proposal for a 2nd is up in Mildura, 7 hours from Melbourne up in the north west corner of the state on the Murray River) and it was originally placed in the World Trade Centre building on the north bank of the River... the Crown that everyone refers to is - yes - a large-arse casino but a lot more than just a haven for problem gamblers.