fun anyone?

NSW gamblers are losing $4.8 billion a year on poker machines.

Department of Gaming and Racing figures showing the average household is losing almost $1300 a year on gaming machines.

Player losses are increasing by about $200 million a year.

The average punter loss on each machine is now $66,000 a year for hotels -- a 25 per cent increase since 2001 -- and $45,000 for clubs.