When I first heard the phrase “the tradie’s laptop” as a way to describe pokie machines, I laughed. But, after a minute, it got me thinking. Why are we so ready to accept the fact that a lot of tradies struggle with gambling problems?
"When I finished my trade, I went from being an apprentice who had no idea what I was doing to becoming a tradie that had no idea what I was doing but with more responsibility. I went from being employed full time to becoming a sole trader with an ABN who had to pay my own tax, supposedly pay my own super and essentially run myself like a business with little to no guidance.
