It's been a problem for a long time, it probably corrupted the Tassie election... perhaps now that it's making news in the NY Times, we might start doing more about it...
Pokies are a problem...
[extract below from NY Times newsletter, 5 April 2018]
 Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for The New York
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Australians lose more money gambling,
per capita, than any other people in the world. It’s not even close.
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The average Australian adult loses around $900
each year — about 50 percent more than second-placed Singaporeans, and more
than double the rate of Americans.
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Electronic gambling
machines known as pokies contribute to an extraordinary degree: a gargantuan
24 billion Australian dollars, or about $18.4 billion, each year.
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And war is brewing
between venue operators and anti-gambling factions. Each is trying to woo
state governments, which could regulate the machines but which rely on
revenue from them.
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