Jacqui Lambie blasts gambling giant for demanding pokies rent during COVID-19 shutdown
Updated March 24, 2020 00:09:27 Gambling giant Federal Group has demanded Tasmanian pub owners continue paying rent on leased poker machines, even while hoteliers have been forced to close due to coronavirus — a move blasted by Senator Jacqui Lambie as “trying to make a quid” during a “wartime scenario”. Key points:Federal Group holds the…