Victorians have lost $66 billion in the 30 years since electronic slot machines were introduced in the state. Ian Correia says he has contributed at least $1 million to that amount. | chloebooker Photo: Penny Stephens pokies victoria
Victorians have lost $66 billion in the 30 years since pokies were introduced in the state.Australia tops the world’s worst average gambling losses at about $1000 per adult each year.Victorians have lost $66 billion in the 30 years since electronic slot machines were introduced in the state. Ian Correia says he has contributed at least $1 million to that amount.
“As the years went by, I started to get panic attacks and suicidal thoughts. [On three occasions], I actually tried to take my life.” This has resulted in Australia topping the world’s worst average gambling losses at about $1000 per adult, each year. That’s 40 per cent higher than the second-worst country, Singapore.
“The RSL is a charity … but it’s offering a product that we all know harms individuals,” said Moon, the Liberal Party’s candidate for Richmond. “They have forgotten about their core mission.” Tim Costello from the Alliance for Gambling Reform said he once legally represented a woman in her 50s who was jailed for four years after stealing $60,000 from her workplace to feed to the machines a year after they came to Victoria.
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