Wynyard RSL president disgusted by Glenorchy RSL linking pokies to Anzac Day
7 years, 1 month ago

Wynyard RSL president disgusted by Glenorchy RSL linking pokies to Anzac Day

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The president of a north-west Tasmanian RSL club that ditched poker machines in 2014 says pokies were a financial drain and removing them had little impact on Anzac Day events. "If poker machines are ripped out of pubs and clubs, and in this case at Glenorchy, it will likely lead to the closure of the Glenorchy RSL," he said. "Needless to say if there is no Glenorchy RSL there will be no Anzac Day there," he said. "Anzac Day and RSL clubs will always exist, with or without pokies," she said.

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Anzac Day goes ahead on Mid North and Coffs Coast albeit slightly different from the usual
3 years, 10 months ago

Anzac Day goes ahead on Mid North and Coffs Coast albeit slightly different from the usual

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Glenorchy RSL may face action over ad linking pokies ban to Anzac Day celebrations
7 years, 1 month ago

Glenorchy RSL may face action over ad linking pokies ban to Anzac Day celebrations

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Tasmania's RSL headquarters is to consider taking action against its Glenorchy branch over a controversial video that linked a ban on poker machines to the cancellation of Anzac Day celebrations. Glenorchy RSL President John Chivers defended his comments on Anzac Day despite removing the controversial video. "We stand by our comments that should we lose gaming machines our club will …

Claim Anzac Day 'would no longer exist' under Labor pokies ban shot down
7 years, 1 month ago

Claim Anzac Day 'would no longer exist' under Labor pokies ban shot down

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A claim by a pro-poker machine group that Anzac Day events would be cancelled at a suburban RSL if Labor's gambling policy is implemented in Tasmania has been blasted as a "sensationalist, partisan exploitation" of the memory of those who served their country. "Anzac Day would no longer exist in Glenorchy," Mr Chivers says in the clip. Ms Hoult, a …

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