Victorians lose $7m a day to poker machines

July 12, 2006 on 2:26 pm | In Slot machine overviews |

Victorians appetite for gambling on pokies is continuing to grow. After a minor hiccup related to the introduction of smoking bans, losses are back to almost record levels:

“with punters losing almost $2.5 billion in the past financial year”

Mercury News

A startling insight into the demographic of gamblers was revealed in the article, based on prior research:

” 43 per cent of the losses came from 2-3 per cent of players who were problem gamblers”

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