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Who is Victoria’s biggest pokies addict? A clue, it’s not the mug punter

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Research has shown mandatory cashless gaming cards at pokies venues would hinder money laundering. The states have limited capacity to raise revenue, so the $1.6 billion that gambling taxes provided last year to Victoria's coffers has become irresistible. No less welcome for politicians seeking to take or retain power have been the riches donated to their parties by the pokie and pubs lobby.

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Who is Victoria’s biggest pokies addict? A clue, it’s not the mug punter

Victorians are all too familiar with the harm caused by gambling addiction. It is an ongoing crisis perpetuated by a less obvious form of addiction – the dependence of politicians on donations from pokies barons and taxes from their machines.

1 year ago·Australia

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