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This edition of Australian Gambling Statistics contains 2017–2018 gambling statistics for all Australian states and territories.

Does Australia have a gambling problem? The reality is Australia leads the developed world for gambling losses, averaging $1,279 per adult gambler in 2014, just edging out Singapore ($1,243) and well ahead of the U.S in third ($705). The average problem gambler loses $21,000 per year, with 115,000 Australians classified as ‘problem gamblers. Gambler's Help is a free service for people who are affected by gambling. There are Gambler's Help services available throughout Victoria, which provide: Free, professional, confidential counselling for people for whom gambling is an issue; Counselling for the family and friends of people for whom gambling is an issue. Australia’s gamblers went a little stir-crazy during their pandemic lockdown, if the results from a new survey are to be believed.

To see how Victoria compares with the rest of Australia on gambling expenditure, see Gambling in Victoria on the Foundation's website.

This comprehensive set of data covers the entire range of legalised Australian gambling products such as pokies, casino, race betting, sports betting and lotteries. It provides a wide range of gambling data, including total turnover, total expenditure, per adult turnover, per adult expenditure, percentage change in turnover and expenditure each year, market share of each gambling product and government revenue collected from gambling taxes.

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Notable findings were:

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  • total gambling expenditure in Australia increased from $23.694 billion in 2016–2017 to $24.887 billion in 2017–2018 (a 5.0 per cent increase)
  • per adult gambling expenditure in Australia increased from $1,251.39 to $1,292.25 (a 3.3 per cent increase)
  • total electronic gaming machine expenditure in Australia increased from $12.136 billion to $12.520 billion (a 3.2 per cent increase)
  • total casino expenditure in Australia increased from $4.790 billion to $5.101 billion (a 6.5 per cent increase)
  • total race betting expenditure in Australia increased from $3.313 billion to $3.547 billion (a 7.1 per cent increase)
  • total sports betting expenditure in Australia increased from $1.062 billion to $1.235 billion (a 16.3 per cent increase).

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For more information, see the 35th edition of the Australian Gambling Statistics on the Queensland Government Statistician's Office website.