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Queensland registers huge increase in pokies losses

February 26, 2006 on 10:37 pm | In Slot machine articles online |

Queensland, Australia has a population of a little over 4 million people. Take out the under 18’s and there are quite a few less again. The over 18’s are spending ever more on slot machines, and the State Government is becoming ever more reliant on the stream of tax revenue they provide - at the expense of players.

“GAMBLERS in Queensland lost a staggering $1.73 billion on the pokies in the year to
January, an increase of more than $100 million on the year before…the losses continue to create a windfall for the State Government, with $592 million expected to be raised in revenue from gaming machine tax and levies this financial year alone”

Courier Mail Article