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Pokies losses in Surf Coast
Shire of Surf Coast, 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
$5.2 million
That's $14,139 a day, or $161 for every adult in Surf Coast.
- Machines
- 89
- Venues
- 3
- Lost per machine
- $57,985 a year
- Adults per machine
- 360
Against the rest of Victoria
Surf Coast loses less per adult than the VIC average. It's 29% of the average. Out of the 79 Victoria areas with figures of their own, it's the 66th highest.
Losses per adult a year.
If it was saved instead
Take the $161 lost per adult in a year. Put it into savings a bit each week instead, and it grows to:
- After 5 years
- $892
- After 10 years
- $1,981
- After 20 years
- $4,937
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 Surf Coast
- Stonnington $195 per adult
- Mount Alexander $180 per adult
- Bayside $149 per adult
- Boroondara $135 per adult
More about living in Surf Coast
See the rent people pay in Surf Coast and the crime police record there, next to these pokies losses. Living in Surf Coast
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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