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Government data for the last six months of 2022 reveals that poker machine (pokies) profits in the region are up and have increased markedly on three-year levels.
While the number of poker machines and venues across the region remained, the same, pokie profits grew by more than $3 million.
The data from Liquor and Gaming NSW and analysed by the Western Plains App shows that the 85 poker machines across Bourke, Brewarrina, and Bogan increased their profits by $300,000 compared with the first six months of last year and is $1,000,000 higher than in 2019…