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This is the largest amount ever paid by a Wimmera-Mallee organisation, and the club is confident that the sum is well within their budget.
The Club has been looking at how the industry has developed, and they feel that they will be in a good position to support the community in the long term.
Another outcome of the recent pokie machine auctions has seen councils in the South West of the country being urged to keep a tight rein on their gambling policies.
Many worry that the companies who bought the licences may try to test planning laws so that they can achieve a larger foothold in the business.
Councils may only be able to stop pokie machine applications if their policies are well researched and linked to community consultation. Councils will not be able to just say they do not want more gaming machines, their arguments must be able to stand up in court.
One council has stated that they do not want pokie machines, and many people who live in the Moyne Shire Council area seem to agree with them.
So, it will be interesting to see how things develop and whether, in fact, fears of gaming machine operators exploiting local planning laws is greatly exaggerated.
All this speculation leaves the online pokie business unaffected, as new licences are not required, and they are run by offshore companies.
