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Pokies Victoria: More than $60 billion lost in 30 years since poker machines introduced

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 © 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 around the country closed. It shut down and I haven t been back since, he said.

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