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Pokies losses in Central Goldfields

Shire of Central Goldfields, Victoria. Every dollar on this page went into a poker machine and never came back. Here's how much, and what that money could have done instead.

Lost in a year

$9.0 million

That's $24,678 a day, or $792 for every adult in Central Goldfields.

Machines: 99
Venues: 2
Lost per machine: $90,984 a year
Adults per machine: 115

Against the rest of Victoria

Central Goldfields$792

VIC average$565

Central Goldfields loses 1.4 times as much per adult as the VIC average. Out of the 79 Victoria areas with figures of their own, it's the 10th highest.

Losses per adult a year.

If it was saved instead

Take the $792 lost per adult in a year. Put it into savings a bit each week instead, and it grows to:

After 5 years: $4,385
After 10 years: $9,740
After 20 years: $24,267

That's at an example 4% interest. Check what your own spending could grow to.

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.

Councils ranked close to Central Goldfields

Greater Shepparton $803 per adult
Latrobe $793 per adult
East Gippsland $761 per adult
Monash $759 per adult

Every council area in NSW, Victoria and Queensland

More about living in Central Goldfields

See the rent people pay in Central Goldfields and the crime police record there, next to these pokies losses. Living in Central Goldfields

About these figures

Net losses are what venues kept after paying out wins, over one year (all venues 2024–25). Machine and venue numbers are counts at the end of that year.

Source: State of Victoria through the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, CC BY 4.0.

Do you play the pokies yourself? The spend check adds up what a normal week costs you, and the spending diary keeps a private tally.

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