Nah I think I will continue discussing."I see it the same way I do things like pollution/recycling - you don't have to be perfect to make a difference, and it's very hard to be perfect, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try and be better where you can."
If you disagree with that statement, we have a fundamental difference in philosophy and I don't think there's much point in discussing it further, Dirk.
Have this suspicion some clubs have divested themselves from pokies income because they weren’t financially viable and saw this divestment as an opportunity to improve their brand. Pokies haven’t been a goldmine for all clubs.
I wouldn’t be as cynical if they had pressured the afl to drop all forms of sponsorship from the gambling industry. The social harm from the gambling industry isn’t restricted to just pokies patrons.
For the record I hate the pokie Industry with a passion, but choose not to be morally selective.