People in NSW lost a record $8.1 billion on poker machines last year, with heaviest losses suffered in Sydney's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods
People in NSW lost a record $8.1 billion on poker machines last year, with the heaviest losses suffered in Sydney's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, new data reveals.in NSW grew by almost 1000 to 87,545 in 2023, despite a state government commitment to reduce the figure.
Wesley Mission chief executive Reverend Stu Cameron said the losses highlighted the need for the Minns government to urgently deliver moreThe next step, he urged, was "powering down poker machines between midnight and 10am" because of increased danger of harm to people gambling in those hours.
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