Monday, July 12, 2004

Aussies continue their love of gambling

Aussie gambling passion grows

New records for Australian gambling habits shows a record $AUS128.3 billion wagered last year - thats approximately £50 billion - and lost an average of $AUS1026 (approx £400) per person - thats 3.41% of average household disposable income.

Most of this was gambled on gaming machines - or pokies as they're known there.

Gambling and problem gambling is a huge National issue in Australia - taking up a lot of political debate. In the coming week, an important decision will be made with regards to betting exchanges and the horse racing industry - which Betfair has long campaigned to introduce legally in Australia, but local racing boards want banned

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