RSLs across Australia urged to follow Tasmania and cut ties with pokies

Tasmanian state branch chief executive says the move is about protecting veterans from gambling harm

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Anti-gambling campaigners have urged RSL sub-branches and affiliated clubs around the country to follow the Tasmanian organisation’s lead and completely divest from poker machines.

The last Tasmanian sub-branch with poker machines, Devonport, has agreed to remove its machines by the middle of the year, in return for more financial support for veterans services from the state branch.

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