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Clubs Australia, NRL distance themselves from Nine commentary

Clubs Australia has said it did not ask for Nine commentators to criticise the government's reforms or spruik its website.

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After news emerged yesterday that ACMA would investigate Nine’s commentary on pokies reform during NRL coverage, now Clubs Australia has said it did not ask for Nine commentators to criticise the government’s reforms or spruik its website.

Ray Warren has told Triple M the comments were directed from ”up top” and he suspected it was paid for and came from the NRL.

But the NRL says it knew nothing of the remarks until journalists asked questions the next day.

Nine is no longer commenting on the matter since it has come under ACMA’s scrutiny but previously stated the remarks were the personal opinions of Ray Warren (pictured) and Phil Gould.

Source: The Age

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  1. Having been enlightened some time back with regard to the behind-the-scenes attitude of Clubs Aust & AHA, this fits with their long standing policy toward any reduction of electronic gambling units within their members’ venues. You’re living in a false utopia if you think these guys are looking after the best interests of the average punter. Massive remunerations at the top, back-handers from contractors engaged to undertake bombastic refurbishments to venues, with the takings from the slots financing the vast majority of these costs. I truly hope the public wakes up and joins the dots – it’s pretty simple.

  2. As Eddie McGuire was slamming the new unseen pokies law last week, it seems it may be a Nine directive and no one elses.
    Have to ad I like the way Andrew Demetriou just came out and said the AFL clubs are not involved and are not campaigning against the new unseen pokies laws.

    Eddie is catching the Alan Jones foot in mouth disease.

  3. Why aren’t people intelligent enough to know not to be anyone’s puppet?

    The person pulling the strings also has the ability to cut them as well. I won’t be shocked if Nine leave these two out to dry completely.

  5. Well well well. Nine, or someone at Nine could be in even bigger trouble. Either the NRL is lying, Clubs Australia is lying, or someone at Nine has an agenda and forced the advertisement. I don’t believe Clubs Australia, they lied about the AFL’s support, so wouldn’t be surprised if it’s cash for comment all over again. If not and it was someone at Nine’s decision, that person is an idiot. And there’s lots of idiots at Nine.

  6. Why isn’t Nine commenting because it’s come under ACMA scrutiny? Extremely convenient that they can’t talk until the completion of the investigation (likely to last two years or something ridiculous).

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