I started my research into gambling and its adverse effects in 2014. At the time, Australia’s annual gambling losses were A$21 billion. Today, they are $31.5 billion.
A decade ago, per-capita annual gambling expenditure was around $1,200 per adult. The latest data has the annual per-capita expenditure jumping to $1,527. In New South Wales and the Northern Territory, it’s $2,007 and $1,871 respectively.
