---
title: Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria, last three years
resource: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/
publisher: Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission
licence: CC BY 4.0
licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
version: 2025-08-26
rows: 1478
fields: 6
source: https://www.vgccc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-07/current_gaming_expenditure_venue_0.xlsx
source_sha256: 83e6adfcac7329b5f9c8c71f5760f4680f631c52ddbd85e1dcf87ba19b5f295c
language: en-AU
operator: National Digital
not_endorsed: true
---

# Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria, last three years

The amount players lost on poker machines at every Victorian hotel and club venue in each of the last three financial years, with the venue's council area and type.

Published by Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has not endorsed this site.

Also called: Victorian pokies losses by venue, Current gaming expenditure by venue, EGM expenditure by venue Victoria, Poker machine losses by pub and club.

## Download

Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/`:

- csv: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.csv (145 KB)
- xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.xlsx (71 KB)
- json: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.json (259 KB)
- parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.parquet (26 KB)
- sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.sqlite (160 KB)
- duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB)
- ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.ndjson (256 KB)
- arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.arrow (40 KB)
- csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.csv.gz (29 KB)

Pinned version 2025-08-26: `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/data.<format>`. Dated versions never change.

## Query

The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/aggregate.

- Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/rows?financial_year=eq.Detail%20Data%202024%20-%202025&region=neq.Total&limit=5
- Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/aggregate?group=lga_name&metric=sum.expenditure&financial_year=eq.Detail%20Data%202024%20-%202025&region=neq.Total

Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`.

- `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent.
- `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent.
- `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent.
- `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you.
- `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated.
- `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent.
- `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers.

Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions/<date>/` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets/<slug>/versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/openapi.json

## Explore

Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded.

## Smaller files

- by `lga_name`: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/by/lga_name/index.json lists 71 files

## Fields

| field | type | publisher's header | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `financial_year` | string | (sheet) | The publisher's sheet name, for example Detail Data 2024 - 2025. |
| `venue` | string | (row header 1) | The venue's name in capitals. Blank on the publisher's state total row. |
| `region` | string | (row header 2) | Metro or Country. |
| `lga_name` | string | (row header 3) |  |
| `venue_type` | string | (row header 4) | Hotel or Club. |
| `expenditure` | number | (cell) | The net amount lost by players on the venue's gaming machines in the financial year, in dollars. |

## Versions

- 2025-08-26: 1478 rows, 6 fields, sha256 83e6adfcac73. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/

Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/history.tar.zst

## Part of Electronic gaming machine expenditure by venue, Victoria

- [Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria, 2008-09 to 2021-22](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue-history/)

## Same subject, other publishers

- [Liquor licensed premises, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-liquor-licence-premises/) (NSW)
- [Gaming machine data by SA2, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-gaming-machines-by-sa2/) (Qld)
- [Gaming machine data for clubs, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-gaming-machines-clubs/) (Qld)
- [Gaming machine data by SA4, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-gaming-machines-by-sa4/) (Qld)
- [Gaming venues by number of machines, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-gaming-machine-ranges/) (Qld)
- [Gaming machine data for hotels, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-gaming-machines-hotels/) (Qld)
- [Gaming machine data, Queensland totals](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-gaming-machines-total/) (Qld)
- [Gambling expenditure by stream, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-gambling-expenditure/) (Qld)
- [Liquor and gaming licences, South Australia, September 2018](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-liquor-gaming-licences-2018/) (SA)
- [Current liquor licences by location, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-liquor-licences/) (Vic)
- [Contracts awarded by Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, current financial year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-tmr-contract-disclosure/) (Qld)
- [Contracts awarded by eHealth Queensland, current financial year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-ehealth-contract-disclosure/) (Qld)

## By council area

- [Borough of Queenscliffe](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/borough-of-queenscliffe/): 3 rows
- [City of Ballarat](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-ballarat/): 42 rows
- [City of Banyule](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-banyule/): 27 rows
- [City of Bayside](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-bayside/): 15 rows
- [City of Boroondara](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-boroondara/): 12 rows
- [City of Brimbank](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-brimbank/): 45 rows
- [City of Casey](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-casey/): 39 rows
- [City of Darebin](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-darebin/): 36 rows
- [City of Frankston](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-frankston/): 27 rows
- [City of Glen Eira](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-glen-eira/): 31 rows
- [City of Greater Bendigo](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-greater-bendigo/): 33 rows
- [City of Greater Dandenong](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-greater-dandenong/): 44 rows
- [City of Greater Geelong](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-greater-geelong/): 75 rows
- [City of Greater Shepparton](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-greater-shepparton/): 24 rows
- [City of Hobsons Bay](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-hobsons-bay/): 27 rows
- [City of Hume](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-hume/): 42 rows
- [City of Kingston](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-kingston/): 48 rows
- [City of Knox](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-knox/): 33 rows
- [City of Latrobe](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-latrobe/): 39 rows
- [City of Manningham](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-manningham/): 20 rows
- [City of Maribyrnong](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-maribyrnong/): 27 rows
- [City of Maroondah](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-maroondah/): 28 rows
- [City of Melbourne](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-melbourne/): 31 rows
- [City of Monash](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-monash/): 45 rows
- [City of Moonee Valley](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-moonee-valley/): 33 rows
- [City of Moreland](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-moreland/): 36 rows
- [City of Port Phillip](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-port-phillip/): 30 rows
- [City of Stonnington](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-stonnington/): 15 rows
- [City of Warrnambool](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-warrnambool/): 24 rows
- [City of Whitehorse](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-whitehorse/): 18 rows
- [City of Whittlesea](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-whittlesea/): 30 rows
- [City of Wyndham](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-wyndham/): 41 rows
- [City of Yarra](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/city-of-yarra/): 23 rows
- [Rural City of Ararat](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/rural-city-of-ararat/): 6 rows
- [Rural City of Benalla](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/rural-city-of-benalla/): 9 rows
- [Rural City of Horsham](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/rural-city-of-horsham/): 9 rows
- [Rural City of Mildura](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/rural-city-of-mildura/): 24 rows
- [Rural City of Swan Hill](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/rural-city-of-swan-hill/): 12 rows
- [Rural City of Wangaratta](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/rural-city-of-wangaratta/): 12 rows
- [Rural City of Wodonga](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/rural-city-of-wodonga/): 9 rows
- [Shire of Alpine](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-alpine/): 6 rows
- [Shire of Bass Coast](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-bass-coast/): 15 rows
- [Shire of Baw Baw](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-baw-baw/): 12 rows
- [Shire of Campaspe](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-campaspe/): 12 rows
- [Shire of Cardinia](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-cardinia/): 18 rows
- [Shire of Central Goldfields](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-central-goldfields/): 6 rows
- [Shire of Colac-Otway](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-colac-otway/): 15 rows
- [Shire of Corangamite](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-corangamite/): 6 rows
- [Shire of East Gippsland](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-east-gippsland/): 30 rows
- [Shire of Gannawarra](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-gannawarra/): 3 rows
- [Shire of Glenelg](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-glenelg/): 12 rows
- [Shire of Hepburn](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-hepburn/): 6 rows
- [Shire of Macedon Ranges](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-macedon-ranges/): 9 rows
- [Shire of Mansfield](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-mansfield/): 3 rows
- [Shire of Melton](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-melton/): 21 rows
- [Shire of Mitchell](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-mitchell/): 13 rows
- [Shire of Moira](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-moira/): 6 rows
- [Shire of Moorabool](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-moorabool/): 9 rows
- [Shire of Mornington Peninsula](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-mornington-peninsula/): 50 rows
- [Shire of Mount Alexander](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-mount-alexander/): 3 rows
- [Shire of Murrindindi](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-murrindindi/): 3 rows
- [Shire of Nillumbik](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-nillumbik/): 6 rows
- [Shire of Northern Grampians](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-northern-grampians/): 6 rows
- [Shire of South Gippsland](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-south-gippsland/): 12 rows
- [Shire of Southern Grampians](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-southern-grampians/): 6 rows
- [Shire of Strathbogie](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-strathbogie/): 3 rows
- [Shire of Surf Coast](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-surf-coast/): 9 rows
- [Shire of Towong](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-towong/): 3 rows
- [Shire of Wellington](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-wellington/): 21 rows
- [Shire of Yarra Ranges](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/in/shire-of-yarra-ranges/): 27 rows

## Attribution and citation

Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, Victorian Government, Current Gaming Expenditure by Venue, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/current-gaming-expenditure-by-venue, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used.

Plain text: Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, Victorian Government, Current Gaming Expenditure by Venue, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/current-gaming-expenditure-by-venue, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/

Harvard: Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (2025) Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria, last three years, version 2025-08-26 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/

Markdown: Data: [Electronic gaming machine expenditure by venue, Victoria](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/current-gaming-expenditure-by-venue), Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/).

## Questions

### How do I download Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria as a CSV file?

Open https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same.

### Can I open Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria in Excel?

Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 1,478 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size.

### What years does Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria cover?

The current version covers the years since 2022. Each release from VGCCC becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online.

### How often is Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria updated?

VGCCC releases it yearly. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes.

### Can I use Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria commercially?

Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file.

### Is this the official source for Poker machine expenditure by venue, Victoria?

No. The publisher is Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, and its page is https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/current-gaming-expenditure-by-venue. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.xlsx with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared.

### How do I get only the rows for one lga name?

Every version has one JSON file per value of lga_name, 71 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/by/lga_name/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue/v/2025-08-26/by/lga_name/city-of-greater-geelong.json holds the 75 rows where lga_name is City of Greater Geelong.

### What does each row hold?

One hotel or club venue with gaming machines and one financial year, with the venue's region, council area and type and the amount players lost on its machines in that year, in dollars. Each sheet of the publisher's workbook is one year, and its name is kept in the financial year column.

### What is expenditure?

The commission defines gaming machine expenditure as the net amount players lost, which is the amount wagered less the winnings paid out. It is the venue's gaming revenue before tax.

### What is in the publisher's file that is not here?

The workbook also splits each year into two half years and gives each venue's average number of machines. Those columns change name every year, so they are left out, and the half years add up to the year's figure. The row with no venue name is the publisher's total for the state, kept as published. The Melbourne casino is not in the data.

## What this site did to the data

Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.xlsx`.

## Improve this dataset

This page is built from [register/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/vic-gaming-expenditure-by-venue.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.