Rise in money spent on poker machines in NSW prompts calls for tougher intervention

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The amount of money spent by Australians on poker machines in New South Wales reached $2 billion over three months in 2022. Source: Getty / William West

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The amount of money spent on poker machines in New South Wales reached over two billion dollars in the third quarter of 2022 alone.

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