Recent statistics provided by the Liquor and Gaming NSW have shown that the amount lost on clubs and pubs’ pokies by Wellington and Dubbo-based players in 2018 is estimated to about AU$38 million.
According to reports, 27 venues in the Dubbo Regional Council area collected overall net gaming machine profits of AU$37,943,741 in 2018. In comparison, the net poker machine profits in 2017 amounted to AU$36,799,817.
There were 696 gambling machines in the community at the end of 2018, compared to 730 at the end of 2017.
As revealed by the Liquor and Gaming Commission in New South Wales (NSW), the amount paid in tax by local venues on their poker machines profits in 2018 was AU$8,404,231(This marked an increase in comparison to the AU$7,923,004 paid in tax a year earlier).
On the other hand, The Alliance for Gambling Reform’s campaigner Tim Costello claimed that the struggling of this sector must be attacked urgently by the competent authorities in order to avoid a “social disaster”. The Dubbo Regional Council area’s clubs are some of the largest contributors to the local community. According to the information provided by the spokesperson, they currently employ 291 local people, make a social contribution of AU$7.5 million, and donate an amount of over AU$412,000 on an annual basis to charity organizations, community groups and sports teams through the ClubGRANTS scheme.
The NSW Government to impose new maximum bet limits of AU$1 on poker machines, to reduce the operating hours of pokers machines and suspend any bonuses and loyal customer programs which could encourage players to continue gambling. Furthermore, the state government show that the gambling addiction prevalence rate in the state is 0.8% of the adult population of New South Wales and is not considered a large percentage by international standards.
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