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Pokies losses in Gwydir
Gwydir, New South Wales. Every dollar on this page went into a poker machine and never came back.
Hotels and clubs
- Clubs: $3.2 million from 92 machines in 10 venues
The regulator reports Gwydir, Uralla, Walcha together, because it groups areas with fewer than five venues. That's $228 per resident across them all.
- Hotels: $8.0 million from 52 machines in 5 venues
The regulator reports Gwydir, Moree Plains together, because it groups areas with fewer than five venues. That's $451 per resident across them all.
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 Gwydir
See the rent people pay in Gwydir and the crime police record there, next to these pokies losses. Living in Gwydir
About these figures
Net losses are what venues kept after paying out wins, over one year (clubs 2024–25, hotels 2024–25). Machine and venue numbers are counts at the end of that year.
Source: © State of New South Wales (Liquor & Gaming NSW), CC BY 4.0.
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