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SOOOOO not needed or wanted.

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    Grog, ciggies and the punt. 
     

    What other vices are there to help this competition function?

    Tongue in cheek question. 

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    30 minutes ago, McQueen said:

    Grog, ciggies and the punt. 
     

    What other vices are there to help this competition function?

    Tongue in cheek question. 

    Vapes. Let's get the whole club on vapes. They're legal, right???

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    Nah no chance, they lost me when they introduced 22 in the dealers’s hand as a stand-off in blackjack.

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    4 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Wouldn’t be happy one with the club being associated with a criminal organisation. 

    We could launder the players jumpers through them. Oh, ok... wrong laundry. Sorry.

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    56 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Nah no chance, they lost me when they introduced 22 in the dealers’s hand as a stand-off in blackjack.

    When did that happen? 

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    Crown is the font of evil in Melbourne, dirty dirty organization with loads of sleaze and abuse hidden by a slick facade. Did I tell you I didn’t like Crown? If all you saw were the functions and advertising you could be fooled into thinking it’s benign but truly it’s not. Gambling should be tolerated not encouraged, much like sex work, and other activities that chip away at human dignity. 

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    Do they still bombard you with a million betting app ads during breaks at the footy?

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    1 hour ago, AzzKikA said:

    Do they still bombard you with a million betting app ads during breaks at the footy?

    Yep. The money is too lucrative for AFL and the TV networks, any chance of that changing under Gil’s watch went down the toilet with the covid losses at the afl. 

    Might change with a new CEO although the betting companies will always be looked after to some extent because it helps the afl stay on top of match/outcome fixing 

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    8 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    When did that happen? 

     

    8 hours ago, FireInTheBennelly said:

    Really? Is that a thing?

    Yeah it’s real, was introduced a while ago now and a joke it was approved. It’s a variation of the game called ‘Blackjack Plus’ mainly found on the lower limit tables.

    The silly part is people actually played this variation. When I last visited, standard Blackjack was still around but on $50 -$100 minimum tables. 
    The below is from a google search this morning.

    Anti-gambling crusader Tim Costello said if Crown was allowed to get 22 playing blackjack then ''Essendon should be allowed to have 19 players on the field''.

     

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    13 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

     

    Yeah it’s real, was introduced a while ago now and a joke it was approved. It’s a variation of the game called ‘Blackjack Plus’ mainly found on the lower limit tables.

    The silly part is people actually played this variation. When I last visited, standard Blackjack was still around but on $50 -$100 minimum tables. 
    The below is from a google search this morning.

    Anti-gambling crusader Tim Costello said if Crown was allowed to get 22 playing blackjack then ''Essendon should be allowed to have 19 players on the field''.

     

    That wouldn't make much difference.

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    Not even Crown can sportswash their brand. Tarnished beyond repair. Zero chance we take their filthy lucre.

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    1 hour ago, BDA said:

    Not even Crown can sportswash their brand. Tarnished beyond repair. Zero chance we take their filthy lucre.

    Hawthorn would take the cash. And tell you they are the family club!

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    I would have liked the club to respond with a very quick and firm no thanks!

    Hopefully, this is not far away.

    If Crown do sponsor the Demons, it would literally be a case of selling your soul to the devil. 😈

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    I'd be very surprised if any club took up this offer.

    Crown has been exposed for its shonky practices. Associating your name with them would certainly tarnish the family and inclusive image footy is trying to promote and, further, possibly risk other sponsorships.

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    gambling turnover is down by a 1/3 from stly so it doesn't surprise me that companies are trying to find new ways to get their product in front of new potential customers

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    1 hour ago, demosaw said:

    Hawthorn would take the cash. And tell you they are the family club!

    eddie would take it in a heart beat and tell you he was doing it to save the mcg, the afl and ukraine

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