Poker machines in areas of Australia with high Indigenous populations

An analysis of concentration by LGA
by Morgan Harrington, Skye Predavec and Matt Grudnoff

Poker machines are more likely to be located in areas of Australia in which at least 10% of the population is Indigenous. The exception to this national pattern is Western Australia, where poker machines are confined to one casino. As losses from pokies disproportionately affect Indigenous Australians, stronger poker machine regulation would significantly benefit Indigenous Australians.

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