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Pokies losses in Mareeba
Mareeba, Queensland. Every dollar on this page went into a poker machine and never came back.
What we know
- Clubs and hotels: 159 machines in 5 venues.
There were fewer than six venues with machines here all year. So the regulator kept every month's losses private. That's why there's no yearly total for Mareeba.
Losses over time
In 2017–18, people in Mareeba lost $8.7 million. In 2004–05 it was $5.5 million.
- A whole year, July to June
- This year so far
- Some months kept private, so it's only part of the year
See the numbers
| Year | Lost | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2026 | – | So far this year |
| 2025–26 | – | 12 months kept private |
| 2024–25 | – | 12 months kept private |
| 2023–24 | – | 12 months kept private |
| 2022–23 | – | 12 months kept private |
| 2021–22 | – | 12 months kept private |
| 2020–21 | – | 12 months kept private |
| 2019–20 | – | 8 months kept private |
| 2018–19 | – | 12 months kept private |
| 2017–18 | $8.7 million | |
| 2016–17 | $8.4 million | |
| 2015–16 | $8.3 million | |
| 2014–15 | $7.7 million | |
| 2013–14 | $7.2 million | |
| 2012–13 | $6.6 million | |
| 2011–12 | $6.7 million | |
| 2010–11 | $6.3 million | |
| 2009–10 | $6.1 million | |
| 2008–09 | $6.8 million | |
| 2007–08 | $6.3 million | |
| 2006–07 | $6.0 million | |
| 2005–06 | $5.8 million | |
| 2004–05 | $5.5 million |
Money lost in clubs and hotels each financial year (July to June). Prices have gone up over time too, so older dollars went further. In 2019–20, venues were shut from late March to June because of COVID-19, and those months have no figures.
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 Mareeba
See the rent people pay in Mareeba and the crime police record there, next to these pokies losses. Living in Mareeba
About these figures
Net losses are what venues kept after paying out wins, over one year (clubs and hotels 2025–26, not counting the casinos). Machine and venue numbers are counts at the end of that year. When an area has fewer than six venues with machines, Queensland keeps that month's losses private.
Source: Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation, Gaming Machine Data by Local Government Areas, © State of Queensland, CC BY 3.0 AU; Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population by age and sex, CC BY 4.0.
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