Victorian premier Dan Andrews isn’t Essendon’s number one ticketholder, though he is influential - memorably condemning of the views of former Dons CEO Andrew Thorburn’s church. Thorburn resigned only a day after the club’s appointment went public.
isn’t Essendon’s No.1 ticket-holder, though he is influential — memorably condemning the views of former Dons chief executiveNow, could it be Andrews is meddling in club affairs once again? A group of Dons fans have been
under the badge NoPE urging the club to sell its poker machines due to the harm they do to the community. They met new Dons CEOin July, but CBD hears they were told the club needed the poker machines to remain financially independent.AFL Photos All that financial independence is obviously working well for the club, given they haven’t won a final since 2004. Collingwood, Melbourne, Geelong and the Western BulldogsEnter Andrews. Last month he announced tough new poker machine regulations, including
. “The potential for revenue to drop from them is quite high, as a result of these regulatory changes,” NoPE headtold CBD. And that, he hopes, may change Vozzo’s mind. “These are all pointing towards a situation where soon the business case of operating poker machines won’t be so strong as to be able to ignore the moral case.”
In a statement, Essendon said the “reality is that given the transition out of COVID, the club is still reliant on the revenue generated from our gaming machines and any decision on the long-term future of our venues will need to be carefully considered by the board. The financial stability and independence of the club is paramount, and we won’t compromise that by making a rushed short-term decision.
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