SBS News investigates who the real winners and losers are in the pokies gamble. Source: AAP
Many of Australia's poker-machine clubs brand their venues as pillars of the community, but some of the biggest are also spending millions on themselves. In a special investigation, SBS has obtained figures from clubs in one of Australia's most disadvantaged and ethnically diverse areas, where gambling addiction is rampant. Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Leesha McKenny and Omar Dabbagh.
Many of Australia's poker-machine clubs brand their venues as pillars of the community, but some of the biggest are also spending millions on themselves. In a special investigation, SBS has obtained figures from clubs in one of Australia's most disadvantaged and ethnically diverse areas, where gambling addiction is rampant. Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Leesha McKenny and Omar Dabbagh.
