Community Funding Alternative Without Pokie Machines
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 10:36 am A long overdue and simple alternative to pokie funding is getting the thumbs up from the Problem Gambling Foundation. The new initiative called CommUnity, launches on 17 March and is designed to connect shoppers, merchants and community groups in a way that will put money back into local communities. Problem Gambling Foundation Director of Communications, Andree Froude, says it is great to see a fundraising initiative that doesn’t rely on people in some of our poorest communities putting money into pokie machines. “We’ve advocated for years to end t...
Source: scoop.co.nz