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Pokies losses in South Gippsland

Shire of South Gippsland, 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

$7.5 million

That's $20,661 a day, or $298 for every adult in South Gippsland.

Machines: 105
Venues: 4
Lost per machine: $71,821 a year
Adults per machine: 241

Against the rest of Victoria

South Gippsland$298

VIC average$565

South Gippsland loses less per adult than the VIC average. It's 53% of the average. Out of the 79 Victoria areas with figures of their own, it's the 54th highest.

Losses per adult a year.

If it was saved instead

Take the $298 lost per adult in a year. Put it into savings a bit each week instead, and it grows to:

After 5 years: $1,647
After 10 years: $3,659
After 20 years: $9,117

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 South Gippsland

Wodonga $317 per adult
Port Phillip $303 per adult
Alpine $279 per adult
Gannawarra $278 per adult

Every council area in NSW, Victoria and Queensland

More about living in South Gippsland

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

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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