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Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

In NSW, half the money went to the top 6 percent of clubs, pulling in more than $20 million from the machines.

Aug 13, 2026

Australians lose around $13 billion on pokies a year.

At the same time, state governments in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia handed the industry $1.4 billion in tax breaks in the last financial year. NSW accounts for most of it, and the bulk goes to the biggest earners.

The National Account's Archie Milligan has the rundown:

Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

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