Victorians lose record-breaking $2.7b on pokies in 2018

Alliance for Gambling Reform demands action from political parties and says they should be ashamed of themselves

Victorians lost a record $2.7bn on the pokies in 2018, a $103m increase from the previous year.

The six-monthly venue loss data released on Friday by the Victorian Commission for Liquor and Gambling Regulation revealed the Epping Plaza Hotel, 22km north of Melbourne, as the venue where people lost the most money.

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