New research has found that gambling is more common in New Zealand’s most deprived communities.
According to DOT Loves Data, the poorest ten percent of the country spend almost three times as much on gambling as the richest ten per cent.
Pokie machines are also almost ten times as common in deprived areas, and the Problem Gambling Foundation says this causes a lot of harm.
Peter Dengate-Thrush is the chairman of the Gaming Machine Association, he joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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