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Pokies losses in Mount Alexander

Shire of Mount Alexander, 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

$3.1 million

That's $8,585 a day, or $180 for every adult in Mount Alexander.

Machines: 30
Venues: 1
Lost per machine: $104,446 a year
Adults per machine: 581

Against the rest of Victoria

Mount Alexander$180

VIC average$565

Mount Alexander loses less per adult than the VIC average. It's 32% of the average. Out of the 79 Victoria areas with figures of their own, it's the 65th highest.

Losses per adult a year.

If it was saved instead

Take the $180 lost per adult in a year. Put it into savings a bit each week instead, and it grows to:

After 5 years: $994
After 10 years: $2,208
After 20 years: $5,501

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 Mount Alexander

Nillumbik $202 per adult
Stonnington $195 per adult
Surf Coast $161 per adult
Bayside $149 per adult

Every council area in NSW, Victoria and Queensland

More about living in Mount Alexander

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

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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