Both Kevin Rudd and Peter Costello have said this week that they want to limit the effects of gambling on Australians. Mr Rudd says state governments shouldn’t rely so heavily on the money generated by poker machines around the country, and Mr Costello says there shouldn’t be so many of them. Both figures have expressed concern over the impact gambling has on individuals and families.

But how can an industry that state governments have come to rely on as a steady form of income be reformed?

• Do you think the Federal government should step in and play a role in limiting the state’s reliance on gambling revenue?

• Do you think reducing the number of poker machines would really have an impact on curbing Australia’s gambling addiction?

• Have you ever been addicted to pokies? If there had been less of them around would it have made a difference for you? Or is the addiction so strong that you would have just found another way to gamble anyway?