GAMBLERS are feeding millions of dollars into Central Queensland’s pokie machines every month, new research has revealed.
According to Queensland Government Gamlbing and Liquor statistics, last month alone more than $9.19 million was put through the CQ region’s 2541 machines, with Rockhampton punters throwing in $4.1m of that price.
Rockhampton currently has 1029 electronic gaming machines approved at 32 operational sites around the city.
Although most hotels or clubs in Rocky have less than 50 machines to play, four premises had hundreds.
A woman tries her luck on a pokie machine. DAN PELED
Rockhampton Leagues Club and Frenchville Sports Club topped the list with 150 machines each, closely followed by Yaralla Sports Club which has 1…
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