Record poker machine losses in NSW hit $2.45 billion in Q3 2025, exposing urgent need for stronger gambling reforms to protect vulnerable communities.
Anne Holt
Mobile 0418 628 342
Email anne.holt@wesleymission.org.au
Media releases
Gambling Harm
Poker machine losses in NSW hit a record $2.27 billion in Q2 2025, sparking urgent calls for government action to address gambling harm.
NSW's poker machine losses hit a record $8.64 billion in 2024, highlighting the Minns government's failure to implement effective gambling reform.
NSW faces $8.64 billion in poker machine losses for 2024. Despite minor reforms, the government fails to curb gambling harm.
Record-breaking losses of $2.25bn in just 92 days- NSW now losing over $1 million to poker machines every hour
Wesley Mission confident a mandatory cashless gambling card will work
Community appetite for two key poker machine reforms at highest levels
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Wesley Mission's latest survey reveals 83% support for powering down poker machines between midnight and 10am. The community urges the NSW government to take stronger action on gambling reform and add
Budget forecasts pokie loss blowout thanks to misery tax
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