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OMG - Pokie machine addiction Down Under...
- Australia has over 20% of the worlds gaming machines
- There are close to 200,000 slot machines in Australia
- 100,308 of these are found in New South Wales
- Australia's population is 20,264,082 - one game for every 101 people
- 38.6% of adult Australians play the pokies
- In 2003 / 2004 gamblers lost $16.21 billion ($9.1 billion on pokies)
- It is estimated that there are over 300,000 problem gamblers
- The average payout percentage of pokies is 90.89%
- Average chance of winning the jackpot playing 1 line is 1 in 50,000,000
- Average chance of winning the jackpot playing 20 lines is 1 in 2,500,000
- The highest jackpot you can win in a pub is $10,000
- The average player loses $380 dollars every year
- The average problem gambler loses $12,000 each year
...and soon they will be introduced in the UK, which also allows online gaming, which the US does not.
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