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Pokies losses in Greater Dandenong

City of Greater Dandenong, 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

$141.2 million

That's $386,782 a day, or $1,072 for every adult in Greater Dandenong.

Machines: 928
Venues: 14
Lost per machine: $152,129 a year
Adults per machine: 142

Against the rest of Victoria

Greater Dandenong$1,072

VIC average$565

Greater Dandenong loses 1.9 times as much per adult as the VIC average. Out of the 79 Victoria areas with figures of their own, it's the 2nd highest.

Losses per adult a year.

If it was saved instead

Take the $1,072 lost per adult in a year. Put it into savings a bit each week instead, and it grows to:

After 5 years: $5,928
After 10 years: $13,169
After 20 years: $32,812

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 Greater Dandenong

Brimbank $1,091 per adult
Mildura $889 per adult
Maribyrnong $844 per adult

Every council area in NSW, Victoria and Queensland

More about living in Greater Dandenong

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

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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