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Victorian Pokies provide money for health
Mar 10 2010
1 min read
The Weekly Source

The Victorian government has raised almost $1 billion from the auction of poker machine licences and most of the money has been earmarked for health, with the remainder funding bushfire initiatives. The auction for the 10-year licences ended on Monday and breaks the current duopoly.

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