Tabcorp's welfare payment from RSL veterans fund keeps pokie losses ticking

Tabcorp’s welfare payment from RSL veterans fund keeps pokie losses ticking

The RSL in Victoria is captured by the pokies lobby and Tabcorp. As we remember the fallen on Remembrance Day, don’t forget the dubious deals and scandals besetting the RSL, writes journalist and anti-gaming campaigner Stephen Mayne

Michael West

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