A ban on gaming machines in Australia’s clubs and pubs would cost 74,000 jobs and the economy would be 0.6 per cent or $6.6 billion smaller, according to the “Gambling with policy” Briefing paper completed by the Centre for International Economics in November 2008.
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Australia has 2.4% of the world’s gaming machines, according to a survey completed in April 2008 by Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS).
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