The Age, Melbourne, Australia
Nick Toscano
Australian gambling losses have hit an all-time high after punters burned through nearly $24 billion in a year, more than half of which was poured into poker machines at pubs and clubs across the country.
New government statistics reveal pokies losses grew 4.2 per cent nationally, roughly double the rate of inflation to reach $12 billion in 2015-16, while sports betting remained the fastest-growing form of gambling.
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http://www.theage.com.au/business/australian-gamblers-lose-a-record-24b-in-a-year-20171201-gzwr30.htmlHaha 24Billion in gambling that's quite a huge amount, look like Australia is turning out to be a bigger hub for Bitcoins gambling, I knew Australians liked to gamble but to gamble so much and so high is crazy. This shows that bitcoin is being quiet popular in Australia and this a good thing. I am sure on my next trip there I'll definitely play out there, gambling casinos hubs are always welcome. Plus the very fact that they like to gamble with bitcoins is a big plus.