...UNCC 100 Topic: Poker Machines: Hitting it big or a big hit? If an individual believes in a religion, any sort of Gambling is deemed wrong and illegal. However, in the realistic world we humans are never perfect, be it religion, values, personality and culture. This essay is regarding a sector of Gambling: Poker Machines and would look into 3 perspectives (Hotel Industry, State Government & Social Service Organizations) which discusses the approaches and reforms made by the perspectives that supports common good to the community. This leads to the questions, would the Poker Machines help the economy just because the State Government receives taxes from Industry and in turn funneled to run community projects and resources that benefit the community, Poker Machines help the Hotel industry in revenue and that justifies employment, or would the community suffer and social services are needed at the expense of tax. The term 'Pokies - Poker Machines' is part of the Australian culture, statics show Australia is ranked 10th in the world for 'number of people per gaming machine' and ranked 6th in the world for 'number of machines by country'. That is 1 poker machine to every 108 individuals, located in RSLs, Hotels and Casinos and the total sum is 200,000 poker machines (Gaming Technologies Association, 2010). There is a correlation between common good and social justice when assessing the perspectives approach and reforms suggested in regards to the hotel industry, state...
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