A “lax approach” has made Australians the biggest gambling losers in the world, according to a damning report that slams Australia for letting the industry “run wild”.
The Average Australian adult gambles away $1635 per year, according to a new report from the Grattan Institute think tank.
That’s more than most households pay for power and it far exceeds the average spend in similar countries like the US and New Zealand.
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The Average Australian adult gambles away $1635 per year, according to a new report from the Grattan Institute think tank. Nine
Collectively, Australians lost $24 billion to gambling in 2020-21.
Half of that amount – $12 billion – was flushed through poker…