Pokie numbers, losses still rising despite crackdown

Pokie numbers in NSW have gone up despite the state government pledging to cut down on the machines. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

NSW pokie numbers have continued to rise despite the state government pledging to cut down on the machines, which cost gamblers billions of dollars each year.

There were 87,545 poker machines in the state's pubs and clubs at the end of 2023, up 895 machines on the tally at the same point the previous year.