Victorians lost $17 million more on the pokies in past six months

On 27 January 2017, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation released figures on pokies expenditure for the six months from July to December 2016.

In total, $1.358 billion was lost in Victoria on the pokies between 1 July and 31 December 2016. This is an increase of 1.2 per cent or $16.53 million compared to the same period in 2015.

The largest increase was in the City of Whittlesea at $2.65 million, while the largest decrease was in the City of Brimbank at $4.53 million.

Download the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation's data.