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Total gambling Gambling share
Source: Australian Gambling Statistics, 1972-73
to 1997-98, Tasmanian Gaming Commission.
Australian
National Accounts, Australian Bureau of
Statistics.
The marked increase in Victorian gambling
expenditure during the early 1990s was in part
attributable to a catch-up phenomenon, as
Victorian consumers satisfied their previously
unmet demand for gambling. The increase was also
attributable to the rising popularity of
EGMs and casinos.
Figure 3.3 shows the change in the structure of
the Victorian gambling market since 1983-
84. In real (inflation-adjusted) terms,
expenditure on lotteries, lotto and racing has
remained
flat over the period while Victorians have
reduced their spending on ancillary forms of
gaming such as pools, minor gaming, keno and
sports betting. In contrast, spending on
EGMs and at the casino has soared. The
relatively high net player return on gaming
machines is likely to be one reason for the high
expenditure on EGMs.
kpmgConsulting Victorian Casino and Gaming
Authority
Report of the 1999 Longitudinal
Community Impact Study: Main Report
September 2000
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Figure 3.3: Victorian gambling expenditure by
type of game, 1983-84 to 1997-98,
(1997-98 $m).
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