Pokies

  • Colac pokies players spend $31K a day

    There might be a cost-of-living crisis, but Colac pokie players are on track to lose more money in a year than ever before – with more than $31,000 disappearing into local machines every day.

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  • Pokies losses close to record levels

    Colac Otway’s poker machine losses are back to pre-pandemic levels, as Victoria records an all-time high for pokies spending.

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  • Pokies plan sparks debate

    Colac and district figures have weighed in on whether new $100 betting limits on pokies will change consumer behaviour.

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  • Gaming venue rules check-in

    Gambling inspectors will visit Colac venues to ensure they’re complying with the law.

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  • District pokies loss rises to $10 million

    Colac and district gamblers are spending more time on poker machines since the end of COVID restrictions, with players losing more than $10 million across the region’s venues in the past year.

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  • Pokies players lose $9 million

    Fewer COVID-19 lockdowns in the latest financial year meant a 53-per-cent hike in pokies losses in Colac Otway and Corangamite shires, new data shows.

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  • Pokies losses fall amid lockdowns

    Pokies losses in Colac Otway and Corangamite shires have halved from their pre-pandemic levels, the latest statistics show, likely due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns.

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  • Area’s pokies spending down

    Colac and district residents fed about seven per cent less money through pokies in January compared with the previous month, bucking a statewide trend of increased losses.

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