Punters fed a combined $133 million into pokie machines throughout Geelong and Wyndham in the last six months of 2023.
Throughout December in Geelong gamblers lost $12m alone, compared with $11.2m the month before.
Amounts lost in each of those months are up on the same period in 2022.
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The breakdown for losses greater Geelong is $68,866,467 between July-December 2023, while in the city of Wyndham over the same period it was $64,310, 473.
