The subject of said song (former member of this same band) ended up killing himself, shortly after its release, partly over gambling debts/addiction, and also probably partly because of the way said band had treated him...
The song, and that context, summarises the complexity of this issue, and the difficulty of controlling/legislating around it, better than I ever could.
All a bit sad.
Here's another one, about a similar topic (i.e. Sydney pubs, pokies, etc.). "God" is a presumably homeless bloke. The Sando is the most iconic pub in Newtown, a famous suburb of Syd, that is now a fucking putt putt bar:
This is a song (by a well-known left wing Sydney band), from 1999, about pretty much exactly this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B49zI5UrAQ
The subject of said song (former member of this same band) ended up killing himself, shortly after its release, partly over gambling debts/addiction, and also probably partly because of the way said band had treated him...
The song, and that context, summarises the complexity of this issue, and the difficulty of controlling/legislating around it, better than I ever could.
All a bit sad.
Here's another one, about a similar topic (i.e. Sydney pubs, pokies, etc.). "God" is a presumably homeless bloke. The Sando is the most iconic pub in Newtown, a famous suburb of Syd, that is now a fucking putt putt bar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC52WFqlOP8