Gambling losses jumped $1.2 billion to a record $36 billion last year
By Morgan Harrington, Matt Saunders The latest data from the National Accounts shows that gambling losses reached a new, all-time high of $36 billion in the 2025-26 financial year. Losses went up by $1.2b more than in 2024-25, which is the biggest increase in three years. Figure 1: Gambling losses jackpotted to a new record…

