Liquor & Gaming NSW has issued its latest gaming machine data updates, revealing the areas with the most pokies and revenue.
The latest reports cover June 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018 for clubs and July 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 for hotels.
It reveals the top 20 clubs in NSW now have more than 11,000 poker machines between them.
Anti-gambling advocates have called on the state government to introduce a cap on the number of poker machines.
However, a ClubsNSW spokesman pointed out to the Sunday Telegraph that clubs pay about $1.4 billion in state and federal taxes, employ tens of thousands of people and provide entertainment to some 6.7 million members.
“The top 20 NSW clubs give back 29% of their net profit to the community through the ClubGrants scheme,” the spokesman said.
According to Liquor & Gaming, compared to the previous six-month period:
• The number of gaming machines in operation fell by 300 in clubs and by 3 in hotels.
• The number of club gaming venues fell by 7, and the number of hotel gaming venues fell by 40.
• Net profit rose by 4.1% for clubs and 13.4% for hotels.
According to ompared to the same six-month period in 2017:
• The number of gaming machines in operation fell by 565 in clubs and by 184 in hotels – an overall fall of 749.
• The number of club gaming venues fell by 17, and the number of hotel gaming venues fell by 59.
• Net profit increased by 0.5% for clubs and 6.4% for hotels.
Top 10 most profitable hotels
- Cross Roads Hotel, Casula
- Railway Hotel, Lidcombe
- Markets Hotel, Flemington
- Meridian Hotel, Hurstville
- The Crown Hotel, Revesby
- El Cortez Hote, Canley Heights
- Campsie Hotel, Campsie
- Twin Willows Hotel, Bass Hill
- Royal Oak Hotel, Lidcombe
- Pritchards Hotel, Mount Pritchard
Top 10 most profitable clubs
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