Russell Crowe Does Not Moralise About Poker
RUSSELL Crowe has fought virtual reality lions, and he has won. And now he won again, taking on the poker machines.
Crowe and his business partner, Peter Holmes a Court, wanted the 60 poker machines removed from the South Sydney league club in Redfern, Sydney.
Crowe and Holmes own a 75 per cent stake in the National Rugby League.
The machines rake in $1.7 million (£850,000)-a-year. Godo money for a club. But, then, what’s money when you are rich movie star and your partner a member of one of the richest families in Australia.
Say Crowe and Homes a Court: “We are not moralising here, we just believe that low-income areas like Redfern need less poker machines rather than more.
“We believe a club can be successful if it caters for our members and the broad community; is a place where families can gather for conversation and good food; and the distracting din of pokies doesn’t stop the conversation or drown out live music.”
Conversation and good food at a sports ground… Live the dream , Russell. Live the dream…
You can live the dream here, without Russell Crowe spoiling your fun…
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December 21st, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Good guy Russell! Very courageous to do it and very clever; you’re right pokies have nothing to do with sport and it’s so easy to get money from poor people who hope to win while gambling. I hope other clubs will do like SSFC.
nikky
December 20th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Onya Russell!
Go you good thing!
Millions are drained from Redfern families every year via the pokies.
How come there aren’t any in the affluent residential areas?
AGM