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Pokies losses in Armidale
Armidale, New South Wales. Every dollar on this page went into a poker machine and never came back.
Hotels and clubs
- Clubs: $17.8 million from 267 machines in 7 venues
The regulator reports Armidale, Glen Innes Severn together, because it groups areas with fewer than five venues. That's $468 per resident across them all.
- Hotels: $11.2 million from 154 machines in 12 venues
The regulator reports Armidale, Bellingen together, because it groups areas with fewer than five venues. That's $263 per resident across them all.
How does a machine take this much? Have a go on the see-through pokie. It's a pretend machine that tells you what each spin really was, including the "wins" that pay back less than you bet. Or read how poker machines keep you playing.
More about living in Armidale
See the rent people pay in Armidale and the crime police record there, next to these pokies losses. Living in Armidale
About these figures
Net losses are what venues kept after paying out wins, over one year (clubs 2024–25, hotels 2024–25). Machine and venue numbers are counts at the end of that year.
Source: © State of New South Wales (Liquor & Gaming NSW), CC BY 4.0.
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