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		<title>Re: &#8220;Hot off the press &#8211; Salvation Army reject mandatory pre-commitment&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army’s rejection of mandatory pre-commitment technology on club, hotel and casino poker machines is yet another nail in the coffin for Andrew Wilkie’s experimental reforms. The Salvation Army has via statement indicated its support for voluntary pre-commitment; technology that allows the gambler to decide whether they wish to register for a gambling card [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/news/re-hot-off-the-press-salvation-army-reject-mandatory-pre-commitment/</link>
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		<title>Phil Gould on the poker machine tax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Radio 2GB host Alan Jones interview highly respected rugby league coach and media commentator Phil Gould on the topic of the Federal Government’s mandatory pre-commitment technology legislation, to listen to the interview please click here &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>WILKIE’S POKIE REFORMS SET TO FAIL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The President of ClubsAustralia today said the Tasmanian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie’s $3 billion poker machine reforms have been designed to deter recreational gamblers and would not stop problem gamblers from betting. &#160; Addressing the National Press Club, itself a venue that will be subject to Wilkie’s mandatory pre-commitment technology, Peter Newell said the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/news/wilkie%e2%80%99s-pokie-reforms-set-to-fail/</link>
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		<title>Facts on Proposed Gaming Machine Reforms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Community Clubs There are approximately 1,000 community clubs in Queensland, ranging from a one-room clubhouse to multi-level facility. The smallest community club has around 40 members and the largest club has over 60,000 members, with the average being around 3,700 members. Community clubs are not-for-profit, member-driven and community-orientated associations. They provide avenues for people to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/news/facts-on-proposed-gaming-machine-reforms/</link>
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		<title>QUEENSLAND’S APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pioneering Pathway Queensland has one of the most innovative and effective responsible gambling and harm minimisation frameworks in Australia. The outcome has been that Queensland has the lowest problem gambling rate in the nation. The problem gambling rate now stands at 0.37% of the adult population (which is a gradual decline from 2001 when it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/news/queenslands-approach-to-responsible-gambling/</link>
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		<title>POKER MACHINE PLAYERS MUST NOT BE FINGER PRINTED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clubs Australia is calling on the Prime Minister to rule out technology being pushed by Senator Nick Xenophon that forces Australians to scan their finger print before they play a poker machine. The technology is stored on a USB stick and its operation is explained in a detailed submission to the Productivity Commission by its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/news/poker-machine-players-must-not-be-finger-printed/</link>
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		<title>KEEPING COMMUNITY RADIO ON THE AIRWAVES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Redcliffe Leagues club continues to support local business, community programs and non-for-profit organisations. The most recent example of this was a sponsorship donation of $3300 to local community radio station 99-Seven FM. The club&#8217;s Trent Dixon was on hand to present the cheque to 99-Seven FM&#8217;s Ross Wilson. (pictured) &#8220;The Dolphins are great supporters [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/community-giving/keeping-community-radio-on-the-airwaves/</link>
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		<title>RSL RALLIES FOR NEW RACQUETS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Promising Queensland tennis player Codey Quigan has scored a hands-on sponsorship from the Nerang RSL Club. Codey, 15, was in desperate need of new racquets as he had had his current ones for three years. Following a letter from his mother Lisa, the club decided to donate four new racquets to Codey, pictured above. &#8220;His [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/community-giving/rsl-rallies-for-new-racquets/</link>
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		<title>QUEENSLAND RUGBY CLUB&#8217;S PROUD PARTNERSHIP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland Rugby Club is proud to announce the signing of a three-year partnership with Open Minds. The three year partnership sees Open Minds become the official Preferred Charity Partner of the Queensland Rugby Club (QRC) until June 2013. This positive partnership compliments QRC&#8217;s commitment to supporting the wider community. &#8220;We are delighted to have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/community-giving/queensland-rugby-clubs-proud-partnership/</link>
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		<title>$3 MILLION CONTRIBUTION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Townsville RSL is a fantastic example of how community clubs make a real a difference to the lives of people around them. As part of the Community Benefits Scheme, more than 220 community groups, charitable organisations, not-for-profit associations and individuals received a combined $3,035,017 in cash and in-kind support from this program in the 2009-10 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://loveyourclub.com.au/community-giving/community-excellence-4/</link>
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