State based associations VANA and NANA are pitching for Lottoland as the company considers a High Court challenge to the parliamentary threat to its ability to trade in Australia as News Corp. outlets reported.
Victorian Association for Newsagents general manager Chris Samartzis and Newsagents Association of NSW and ACT chief Ian Booth both support Lottoland. They say the legislation before parliament will stop increased competition in lotteries, hurting small businesses.
“It will create a monolithic monopoly in Australia, which is not in the interest of small business,” Mr Booth said.
That Aussie newsagents are not represented by a single voice on national issues weakens representation in my opinion.
That there is no single voice for newsagents is no surprise, I doubt there is a single issue newsagents could agree on. Starting with who should be designated to be a newsagent in 2018.
That is the way it has been for some time now.
They still need representation for most cannot do it alone. Choosing the representation to suit is the key.
As always, follow the money. Blueshyft offered us very attractive terms for Mylotto24, far more than the current LOTT comissions. VANA is associated with Blueshyft, so what revenue are VANA expecting?