Alliance for Gambling Reform estimates gambling harm cost Victoria AUD14bn
The Alliance for Gambling Reform estimates gambling-related harm cost Victoria AUD14bn in the 2022–23 financial year. Its study puts the cost of financial harm at AUD5.2bn, emotional and psychological harm at AUD3.3bn, and the burden on state and local governments at AUD1.3bn; it also says electronic gaming machines accounted for AUD6.7bn.
The estimates quantify gambling-related costs for Victoria’s government and the state’s gambling sector.