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Slot machines, also known as poker machines or “pokies”, are common in Australian pubs
They are the machines that anti-gambling campaigners in Australia say have the addictive “force of cocaine” that are fuelling an avalanche of debt, divorce and misery.
Gambling losses in Australia are at a record high after punters frittered away almost A$24bn (£14bn; $18bn) in a year, according to data compiled by the Queensland state government this month. More than half was lost on poker or slot machines at p…
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