Advocates say most gamblers are losing more than ever, despite some quitting after lockdown

Advocates say most gamblers are losing more than ever, despite some quitting after lockdown
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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 around the country closed.
"It shut down and I haven't been back since," he said.

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