Friday, 6 December 2002, 3:31 pm Press Release: Green Party
6 December 2002
Warehouse wakes up over gambling toys
Green Gambling Spokesperson Sue Bradford today welcomed a
decision by The Warehouse to stop selling pokie machine
toys, saying the move was socially responsible and
commonsense.
"These toys which imitated adult pokie
machines were designed for children as young as three. I am
pleased that once the devastating impact of pokie machines
on New Zealand families was pointed out to The Warehouse,
the decision was made to remove them from the shelves," said
Ms Bradford.
"Despite earlier comments from a Warehouse
spokesperson about political correctness gone mad, the
eventual decision recognises that pokie machines are very
addictive and cause so much misery to many thousands of New
Zealand families.
"The very last thing we want is to be
socialising our children to pokie machines and normalising
gambling through these insidious toys. I am glad that The
Warehouse now agrees."
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