Stop Predatory Gambling

Voices against predatory gambling echo around the world

by Les

HELENA Koch, the star of this new television commercial, has a message for the network executives who may try to ban it. ”Will you really stop me telling my story?” asked Ms Koch, whose partner was driven to suicide four years ago by his poker machine addiction, leaving her with three young children. (Slot machines are called “pokies” in Australia.) ‘I’m doing this to help others avoid the pain and misery I’ve experienced.”