OK - what does KB think of this?

[Paul in NZ]

Personally - I think for a 'pokie trust' to attack fishing contest spot prizes and A&P shows makes me want to puke!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10841884

"The crackdown comes after a complaint from a pokies trust, which argued that its business was being undermined by events like A&P shows and trade shows that give away spot prizes such as cars, boats and holidays."

WTF??? What would you like? Us all to be fat loosers sitting in your dingy dens throwing embezelled money down your fucking thoats you greedy cunts... Not happy with the lives you have ruined already?

SERIOUSLY this is fucked up. We (as a family) enter our local surfcasting comp every year. The weathers always outrageous and feck all fish get caught so most pizes for biggest tuna etc get unclaimed and tipped into the pool for spot prizes. Damn near every kid wins a prize and some of them are frickin epic (like a 42" plasma to a 12 year old last year).... The look on his face was BRILLIANT but he was up at sparrows fart, fished his guts out in the rain for hours - whats wrong with that?

I am going to get hold of my MP and complain my guts out....

This is as anti KIWI as it gets.... Cunts....

[James Deuce]

Organised crime always makes the most of government sponsorship.

[mossy1200]

First government to stand up and say they will ban pokies gets my vote.
Sports clubs that run pokies can go back to collection and their players paying subs just like we pay ACC to ride our bikes.

Pokies takes away the future of alot of little kiwis and effects the people that cant afford to lose money as well as destroying marriages.
Why did we even allow them.

I have less issues with a fishing comp with prizes. At least the entry is a fixed price paid once rather than 5 trips to a ATM machine untill the victim has no money left. My wife sees people drain their accounts on pay day every week and run down the road to the pub. They return a few days later and complain that bank charges after their rent payments being reversed etc have put them into overdraft.

[Nova.]

meh not much one for fishing myself.

[mashman]

heh... I read that earlier today and could only .

"Catching a tagged fish requires some knowledge or skill, but Internal Affairs believes winning relies on a large element of chance. Fishing competitions are still allowed to award prizes for catching the most fish, or the biggest fish, because this is regarded as skill."

... yup, the most skilful fisherman always catches the most and the biggest fish because his catch does not depend on skill.

Agree wiv ya bigtime. I'd be gutted.

[Coldrider]

yup, the most skilful fisherman always catches the most and the biggest fish because his catch does not depend on skill.

or the fish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaJNXnH1_g

[98tls]

First government to stand up and say they will ban pokies gets my vote.
Sports clubs that run pokies can go back to collection and their players paying subs just like we pay ACC to ride our bikes.

Pokies takes away the future of alot of little kiwis and effects the people that cant afford to lose money as well as destroying marriages.
Why did we even allow them.

First government that does more than slap the wrists of child killers/granny bashers/drink drivers that are allowed to continue drinking/driving until they finally kill someone/fuck the list is endless,they will get my vote.

[mashman]

or the fish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaJNXnH1_g

heh... saw that on the news the other night and thought the fella in white was blardy lucky not to have been Irwin'd.

[FJRider]

The "Pokie Trusts" themselves are coming under pressure. They have to obey the rules too.

A bit of "the pot calling the kettle black" ... but if the fishing contest was outside the law. Their issue to get it right.

[RDJ]

Organised crime always makes the most of government sponsorship.

Government sponsorship is frequently organized crime. The taxman takes your money under threat, and redistributes it to those it deems deserving. Deserving often being defined as "my party's voting bloc". Do not rinse, but do repeat...

[MSTRS:Me]

It's bullshit.
First thing I thought when I read it this morning was that all insurance should be banned. Using their gambling 'logic' that is exactly what insurance is, eh?

[Road kill]

Just another attack on the kiwi life style by the rich and selfish.

So really,,,whats new,,I mean the old lady can't even donate home cooked cake to the local school fair anymore,,just because some smarmy fuck got a food licence to sell dodgy hot dogs an now wants to protect his turf (the true story) FFS.

[Flip]

This certanly goes against the principle of natural justice.

I have never put a cent in a pokie and never will

[Yow Ling]

the pokie trusts are in the business of handing out spot prizes to lots of people, the rugby union depends heavily on them, no pokies no all blacks !
charities also depend on them, taking money from people who can't afford it and giving it to people that say they are living in poverty, Robin Hood 2012

funny how the govt's are happy to try and stop smoking (and good on them) but a little reluctant to help people out of their gambling addictions

[SMOKEU]

First government to stand up and say they will ban pokies gets my vote.
Sports clubs that run pokies can go back to collection and their players paying subs just like we pay ACC to ride our bikes.

Pokies takes away the future of alot of little kiwis and effects the people that cant afford to lose money as well as destroying marriages.
Why did we even allow them.

I agree, we should also ban alcohol because some people drink too much and we should ban cars because some people are dangerous drivers. Punishing the majority for the stupidity of the minority seems to be the new craze these days.