Mayor alleges clubs are distorting their spending on community benefits and the problem stretches across the country
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Clubs that operate poker machines have misrepresented the amount of gambling losses they reinvest in the community in a bid to help reduce their tax bills, a council has alleged.
Hume city council has criticised the Victorian government for not closing what it considers to be an “egregious loophole” that it alleges is being “rorted” by clubs, despite directly raising concerns earlier this year.
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