Australians Clock Up $1.5 Billion in Savings From Casinos, Clubs

A retiree playing electronic poker machines at the Randwick Labor Club in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 21, 2012. William West/Getty Images

Gambling venue closures have saved gamblers’ up to $1.5 billion (US$950 million) in less than a month of the COVID-19 shutdown.

Alliance for Gambling Reform (AGR) said Australia will have saved $1 billion (US$630 million) from being fed into poker machines since the shutdown.