Queensland gambling loss from gaming machines
Pokie Weather
Higher numbers are worse for gamblers and communities, and better for venue/operator revenue.
Current loss reading
Heavy community loss
This is bad for gamblers and households: machines retained a very large amount, well above the long-run norm. The same number is positive for industry revenue.
Community loss / industry win
$319,568,167
Lost per day
$10,652,272/day
Lost per machine per day
$262/day
Operational EGMs
40,695
Operational venues
1,019
Machines per venue
39.9
12-month total
$4.0B
Historical trend
Monthly community loss
EGM means electronic gaming machine. The blue line shows operational EGMs, scaled separately so its shape can be compared with loss.
Community loss
Operational EGMs
Seasonal pattern
Average month
Warnings
Signals from the latest reading
- April 2026 gambling losses are 4.2% higher than the same month one year earlier.
- This month sits 60.9% above the long-run average for community gambling loss.
- The latest 12-month loss total is 9.4% higher than the previous 12 months.
- Each operational machine retained about $262 per day in April 2026; that is gambler loss and industry retained revenue.
Recent observations
Last 12 months
| Month | Community loss / industry win | Operational EGMs | Lost per machine/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | $319,568,167 | 40,695 | $262 | Heavy |
| March 2026 | $326,836,808 | 40,684 | $259 | Heavy |
| February 2026 | $302,065,651 | 40,747 | $265 | Heavy |
| January 2026 | $334,415,846 | 40,684 | $265 | Heavy |
| December 2025 | $353,925,770 | 40,796 | $280 | Extreme |
| November 2025 | $339,990,649 | 40,801 | $278 | Heavy |
| October 2025 | $355,792,517 | 40,913 | $281 | Extreme |
| September 2025 | $335,953,152 | 40,557 | $276 | Heavy |
| August 2025 | $373,123,202 | 40,440 | $298 | Extreme |
| July 2025 | $361,633,324 | 40,535 | $288 | Extreme |
| June 2025 | $313,953,480 | 40,395 | $259 | Heavy |
| May 2025 | $332,682,730 | 40,381 | $266 | Heavy |
Venue and LGA pressure
Loss by operational venue and local area
Venue figures are averages per operational site. The public LGA dataset does not identify individual venues, so this shows area-level pressure rather than named venues.
Statewide loss per venue
$313,610
Highest-loss LGA
Brisbane
$68,837,888 retained by machines
LGAs reporting loss
34
Highest total community loss
- Brisbane $68.8M 155 venues
- Gold Coast $44.0M 121 venues
- Moreton Bay $28.6M 59 venues
- Logan $23.8M 31 venues
- Sunshine Coast $18.6M 65 venues
Highest loss per venue
- Logan $766,372 $23.8M total
- Moreton Bay $484,963 $28.6M total
- Mount Isa $471,792 $2.8M total
- Brisbane $444,115 $68.8M total
- Ipswich $424,542 $13.6M total
Operational venues
Total community loss