Gambling reform advocate Tim Costello says poker machines ‘are like ice or cocaine’

Melissa Mobbs
Updated February 21 2018 - 5:14pm, first published 4:22pm
Tim Costello talking poker machines in Launceston on Wednesday. Picture: Paul Scambler
Tim Costello talking poker machines in Launceston on Wednesday. Picture: Paul Scambler

Keeping poker machines in Tasmania is “like saying let’s put ice or cocaine in pubs and clubs, but give people the freedom to choose whether they use it”.

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Melissa Mobbs

Melissa Mobbs

Deputy Editor

A journalist with more than a decade of experience, Melissa Mobbs currently works as the Deputy Editor for The Examiner Newspaper in Launceston, and has a strong background in reporting on crime and the justice system. Send tips to Melissa.Mobbs@examiner.com.au or on Twitter via @melissamobbs.

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