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A former addict has called for change after a shocking new report from Alliance for Gambling Reform revealed Victorians alone have lost an estimated $66billion to pokies in the last 30 years.
New data reveals Victorians have lost billions dollars on poker machines since they were introduced in the ...
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Advocates say most gamblers are losing more than ever, despite some quitting after lockdown © Provided by ABC NEWS Melbourne's extended COVID-19 lockdown helped Barry quit entirely. (ABC News: Matilda Marozzi) The week before Australia's first COVID-19 lockdown, Barry* lost $3,000 on the pokies. He is among many telling their story under a pseudonym due to the stigma around gambling. "I'd been gambling for 20-years on and off with the pokies," he told The Conversation Hour. "Not terribly, but before lockdown I was gambling a lot more." Then the world seemingly stopped and pokies venues aro...
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