JANUARY 21 2018
Betting on poker machines by NSW gamblers grew by more than $1.3 billion last year as new figures show the amount staked on the machines in some parts of Sydney’s west leapt by “inexplicably” large amounts lending credibility they are vehicles for criminals to launder illicit profits.
Eighty billion dollars was staked on poker machines last financial year, new figures show, with pubs and clubs raking in nearly $120 million more in gamblers’ losses than last year.