Gambling expenditure in Australia, and in particular gaming expenditure from electronic gaming machines (EGMs), has substantially increased in the last few decades, with takings from Victoria representing a considerably greater amount than would be expected from its proportion of the estimated Australian resident adult
population.
EGMs have been present in hotels and clubs in Victoria since 1992 and in the Crown Casino since it was established in 1994. In 2007, there were over 27,000 poker machines in Victoria in 522 venues. The increased opportunities to gamble have resulted in concerns about the advent of ‘problem gambling’ and its adverse social consequences. One of these adverse social consequences is crime.
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