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$10.8 million lost per month on the slots: Monash punters to trial new pokie card
Jul 22, 2025

$10.8 million lost per month on the slots: Monash punters to trial new pokie card

Gamblers will be able to set limits on how much they spend and how long they play.

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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“A profound social injustice”: Gambling victims playing a losing game
Jun 18, 2025

“A profound social injustice”: Gambling victims playing a losing game

Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Tim Costello spoke to the Eastern Melburnian about his disappointment with the lack of action so far and how he still holds out hope for change.

Matthew Sims
WhitehorseWhitehorse
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Independent candidates call for gambling advertising ban as local pokies losses near $200 million
Feb 12, 2025

Independent candidates call for gambling advertising ban as local pokies losses near $200 million

In the last six months of 2024 nearly $8 million a week was lost by gamblers playing pokies at venues in Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

Matthew Sims
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