❓ WA Minister for Racing and Gaming responds to a question about South Sydney Leagues Club considering removing poker machines due to social costs, highlighting WA's lower gambling losses compared to other states due to its ban on pokies in pubs and clubs. The minister also engages in heated exchanges with another member regarding support for poker machines.
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POKER MACHINES - SOUTH SYDNEY LEAGUES CLUB
Is the minister aware that the South Sydney Leagues Club is considering getting rid of its poker machines because of the enormous social cost they impose on their local community? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
Is the minister aware that the South Sydney Leagues Club is considering getting rid of its poker machines because of the enormous social cost they impose on their local community? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. As I was driving to work this morning, I heard an interview on radio 720 with Peter Holmes à Court, who is Russell Crowe’s business partner in the South Sydney Rabbitohs club. They are working towards what seems to me to be a very, very important decision in respect to shutting down poker machines at the club. That club has 160 poker machines, and I was particularly heartened when I heard Peter Holmes à Court claim that the revenue gathered from the club’s poker machine operations simply was not worth the social costs involved with having poker machines. They are seriously looking at getting rid of the poker machines, and that was a significant step forward in the thinking of some sporting club operators about this important social issue. Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. As I was driving to work this morning, I heard an interview on radio 720 with Peter Holmes à Court, who is Russell Crowe’s business partner in the South Sydney Rabbitohs club. They are working towards what seems to me to be a very, very important decision in respect to shutting down poker machines at the club. That club has 160 poker machines, and I was particularly heartened when I heard Peter Holmes à Court claim that the revenue gathered from the club’s poker machine operations simply was not worth the social costs involved with having poker machines. They are seriously looking at getting rid of the poker machines, and that was a significant step forward in the thinking of some sporting club operators about this important social issue. Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. As I was driving to work this morning, I heard an interview on radio 720 with Peter Holmes à Court, who is Russell Crowe’s business partner in the South Sydney Rabbitohs club. They are working towards what seems to me to be a very, very important decision in respect to shutting down poker machines at the club. That club has 160 poker machines, and I was particularly heartened when I heard Peter Holmes à Court claim that the revenue gathered from the club’s poker machine operations simply was not worth the social costs involved with having poker machines. They are seriously looking at getting rid of the poker machines, and that was a significant step forward in the thinking of some sporting club operators about this important social issue. Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
As I was driving to work this morning, I heard an interview on radio 720 with Peter Holmes à Court, who is Russell Crowe’s business partner in the South Sydney Rabbitohs club. They are working towards what seems to me to be a very, very important decision in respect to shutting down poker machines at the club. That club has 160 poker machines, and I was particularly heartened when I heard Peter Holmes à Court claim that the revenue gathered from the club’s poker machine operations simply was not worth the social costs involved with having poker machines. They are seriously looking at getting rid of the poker machines, and that was a significant step forward in the thinking of some sporting club operators about this important social issue. Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. As I was driving to work this morning, I heard an interview on radio 720 with Peter Holmes à Court, who is Russell Crowe’s business partner in the South Sydney Rabbitohs club. They are working towards what seems to me to be a very, very important decision in respect to shutting down poker machines at the club. That club has 160 poker machines, and I was particularly heartened when I heard Peter Holmes à Court claim that the revenue gathered from the club’s poker machine operations simply was not worth the social costs involved with having poker machines. They are seriously looking at getting rid of the poker machines, and that was a significant step forward in the thinking of some sporting club operators about this important social issue. Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. As I was driving to work this morning, I heard an interview on radio 720 with Peter Holmes à Court, who is Russell Crowe’s business partner in the South Sydney Rabbitohs club. They are working towards what seems to me to be a very, very important decision in respect to shutting down poker machines at the club. That club has 160 poker machines, and I was particularly heartened when I heard Peter Holmes à Court claim that the revenue gathered from the club’s poker machine operations simply was not worth the social costs involved with having poker machines. They are seriously looking at getting rid of the poker machines, and that was a significant step forward in the thinking of some sporting club operators about this important social issue. Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
As I was driving to work this morning, I heard an interview on radio 720 with Peter Holmes à Court, who is Russell Crowe’s business partner in the South Sydney Rabbitohs club. They are working towards what seems to me to be a very, very important decision in respect to shutting down poker machines at the club. That club has 160 poker machines, and I was particularly heartened when I heard Peter Holmes à Court claim that the revenue gathered from the club’s poker machine operations simply was not worth the social costs involved with having poker machines. They are seriously looking at getting rid of the poker machines, and that was a significant step forward in the thinking of some sporting club operators about this important social issue. Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Having said that, the Carpenter government has been very, very strong on the issue of poker machines - Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon Barbara Scott : Following the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : - and has taken a fairly hard line. Does the honourable member support poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon Barbara Scott : No. I said you followed the Court government’s lead. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Does the honourable member support increasing the number of poker machines? Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon Barbara Scott : No. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member obviously does - Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member should be ashamed of herself. As somebody who purports to have so much concern about the health, welfare and wellbeing of children, in particular, and to want an increase, the member should really hang her head in shame because it is quite shameful . Withdrawal of Remark Hon NORMAN MOORE : The minister giving an answer to this question is completely misrepresenting the position of the person who interjected by making claims that are completely false. I suggest the minister should withdraw them. The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
The PRESIDENT : There is no point of order, but Hansard, no doubt, has recorded what was said. Members may reflect on that. No doubt the minister is drawing her answer to a close. Questions without Notice Resumed Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I will make a couple of points before I do conclude, as I want to draw some comparison between Western Australia and the rest of the nation. For example, Western Australian adults spent $521 per head gambling in 2004-05 - these are the latest figures the government has available - which is less than half the national average. This result was up by only $28, or 5.7 per cent on the previous year. In comparison, it is very interesting to note that the national average gambling loss was $1 097 per adult, with New South Wales punters losing an average of $1 336 each, and Victorians, $1 134 each. The next lowest to Western Australia was Tasmania, which returned an average loss of $813 per adult. Western Australia’s very good result compared with the rest of the nation is directly due to the Carpenter government’s ban on the establishment of poker machines in Western Australian pubs and clubs . Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Several members interjected. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have been asked whether the government would increase the number of pokies in this state, and I have been very, very firm and just said no.
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