Post #2009248
2026-05-04 04:29 UTC
Replies (4)
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@isaacfreeman@cloudisland.nz 2026-05-05 10:55
@byroncclark@mastodon.social We have horses in a field near my place. You can just go and see them and they come over. If you're quiet and nice you can pat them. I feel like the racing industry has really made it way too complicated.
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@artnacrea@mastodon.ie 2026-05-04 04:36
@byroncclark Never mind the animal cruelty and the human misery from gambling involved.
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@felix@mastodon.nz 2026-05-04 05:36
@byroncclark agree. I, regretfully did some work at the TAB. They were making a $600k profit every day at that point. Mainly from pokies and international gambling syndicates. They spoke alot at induction about how seriously they took problem gambling. But the problem gambling unit was 1 person, who worked 1 day a week, and once said to me 'look felix, a problem gambler will walk across glass to make a bet- there's really not much we can do'. They also had a VIPs team, that monitored gamblers who spent $5k a month or more. If the dipped below that number, the TAB would contact them and offer incentives to get there 'investments' back up. Anecdotal observation, these people were often old, out of their depth, and gambling money their families would rather they didn't (read, they were exhausting the family fortune). There was a lot more, but it's bringing back horrible memories, and some guilt that I well and truly deserve.
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@aadeacon@mastodon.social 2026-05-04 05:55
@byroncclark Remember, socialism for the rich, compulsion for the poor. We must support the hobbies of the rich.