Aussie casinos, the nation’s other problem gamblers
                ANALYSIS: Australians lose $25b a year to gambling, but even that hasn’t ensured sustainability of casino operators.
                
                    
    
                
                
                    WATCH: NBR Senior journalist Lachlan Colquhoun speaks with Will Mace.
                
                
             
            
        
        
            
                
                    Australians, it is well known, love a punt.
They love it so much that last year they gambled away A$25 billion ($27.2b), with 38% of the adult population having a bet each week.
In recent years, sports betting has exploded online and almost every broadcast of a sporting fixture is filled with
                
                
                    
                        
    
        
            
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