Illawarra punters push $2.5 billion through the pokers each year

Kate McIlwain
August 27 2016 - 11:00am
"Essentially many of the community services provided by clubs are helped being funded by the most marginalised and vulnerable people, who have an addiction," UOW's Dr Melanie Randle says.
"Essentially many of the community services provided by clubs are helped being funded by the most marginalised and vulnerable people, who have an addiction," UOW's Dr Melanie Randle says.

Every week, the Illawarra feeds nearly $50 million through the pokies.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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