Enough Pokies

Enough Pokies

Pubs and clubs should be places where we can socialise safely, maybe hear a band or see a show, hire a room for a community meeting.

They should not be mini-casinos.

76% of the world's non-casino poker machines are in Australia. About half are in NSW. None are in WA.

This extraordinary distribution of electronic gaming machines into ordinary suburban life creates a great deal of harm. 

Our campaigns are aiming to prevent or reduce gambling harm by addressing the regulation of the industry, design features of machines, awareness within the community, and undoing the vested interests of the gambling industry.

Pubs and clubs should be places where we can socialise safely, maybe hear a band or see a show, hire a room for a community meeting.

They should not be mini-casinos.

76% of the world's non-casino poker machines are in Australia. About half are in NSW. None are in WA.

This extraordinary distribution of electronic gaming machines into ordinary suburban life creates a great deal of harm. 

Our campaigns are aiming to prevent or reduce gambling harm by addressing the regulation of the industry, design features of machines, awareness within the community, and undoing the vested interests of the gambling industry.

Promise Pokie-Harm Prevention Policy for Brimbank!

Dear Members of Victorian Parliament,

I support the campaign to reduce harm from poker machines.

I call on the political parties to commit to:
− $1 maximum bets on all poker machines
− Reducing the maximum number of hours that gaming venues can operate per day
− Introduce a sinking cap on the number of poker machines in Brimbank
− Fund more research to better understand the local impact of harmful gambling.


Brimbank residents are losing more than $382,000 to pokies EVERY DAY! Poker machines are rigged. They are a con – designed to addict and for the player to lose. Pokie addiction is linked to high levels of mortgage stress, family violence, crime and family breakdown. It affects the whole community.