You'd think so, wouldn't you? But on the other hand, Australia is generally much more libertarian about gambling than the US is. If you want to play a poker ma

You'd think so, wouldn't you? But on the other hand, Australia is generally much more libertarian about gambling than the US is. If you want to play a poker machine in the US, you've gotta go to Nevada (or Atlantic City, or an Indian casino, or a couple of other places). If you want to play one in Australia, just pop down to your local pub and they'll have a room full of them. There's also a casino (though only one) in every major city. And betting on horses is pretty much compulsory. I don't like the idea of this law, but I do think it would be nice if people who have a serious problem with gambling could ban themselves from using poker machines somehow.