So the VCGR have released their poker machine figures for the 2009-10 financial year. They seemed to think the situation was improving, as I discussed here. And today, Victorian Gaming Minister Tony Robinson was quoted in this article, talking about the drop in spending and the reduced incidence of problem gambling in Victoria.

To read all this, you’d think we were winning the battle against problem gambling. Well, guess what?

We’re still gambling.

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