Victorian AFL clubs raked in $40m from poker machines last financial year

Carlton was the club most reliant on pokies, pocketing more than $19m from 290 machines at four venues during the year. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Four Victorian AFL clubs received more than $40m from poker machines in the last financial year, enraging harm reduction advocates and fan groups.

Figures from the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission confirm Carlton is still the club most reliant on pokies. It pocketed $19.1m from 290 machines at four venues – an average of $65,954 per machine.