Total Australian spending on pokies in 2025
How much Australians are spending on pokies in 2025
Slot Spending Overview (Pokies)
1. Total losses - national scale
Australians' annual gambling losses, including slot machines, reach A $31.5 billion.
According to EGM (Electronic Gaming Machines, Poki-machines), in 2020-2021, players lost about A $12 billion on such machines.
2. South Australia: Key region
In fiscal 2024-25, pokie machine losses exceeded A $1 billion for the first time in state history.
This corresponds to about A $2 million in losses per day, or A $1 million every hour on average in New South Wales.
Data summary
Why it matters
The scale of the damage: Spending on pokie machines is a significant financial burden on families and society, comparable to federal spending on health care and social programs.
Regional imbalances: South Australia and western Sydney are particularly affected, with losses in local communities reaching tens of millions of dollars a quarter.
The growth of the online format: part of the costs goes to mobile structures, including mobile pokie games - a trend that requires a separate analysis.
💡Section: "How much Australians are spending on slot machines in 2025"
Slot Spending Overview (Pokies)
1. Total losses - national scale
Australians' annual gambling losses, including slot machines, reach A $31.5 billion.
According to EGM (Electronic Gaming Machines, Poki-machines), in 2020-2021, players lost about A $12 billion on such machines.
2. South Australia: Key region
In fiscal 2024-25, pokie machine losses exceeded A $1 billion for the first time in state history.
This corresponds to about A $2 million in losses per day, or A $1 million every hour on average in New South Wales.
Data summary
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual gambling losses (total) | A $31. 5 billion |
| Losses on pokie machines (2020-21) | A $12 billion |
| Losses in South Australia (2024-25) | |
| NSW losses per day (pokie machines) | ≈ A $24 million/day |
Why it matters
The scale of the damage: Spending on pokie machines is a significant financial burden on families and society, comparable to federal spending on health care and social programs.
Regional imbalances: South Australia and western Sydney are particularly affected, with losses in local communities reaching tens of millions of dollars a quarter.
The growth of the online format: part of the costs goes to mobile structures, including mobile pokie games - a trend that requires a separate analysis.
