❓ Mr. Simpson questions the Minister for Racing and Gaming regarding research indicating Western Australians spend a higher proportion of their income on gambling compared to other mainland states. The Minister's answer provides data from the Australian Gambling Statistics 2005, contradicting the claim.
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Is the Minister aware that latest research shows that people in Western Australia spend a higher proportion of their estimated household weekly expenditure on gambling than in any other mainland Australian State?
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Answered
2 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Racing and Gaming
Response time
21 days
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS ACT NT 3.64 3.15 3.17 2.91 1.43 2.71 2.06 4.80 Source: Table 135, Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Australian Gambling Statistics 2005
Source: Table 135, Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Australian Gambling Statistics 2005
Source: Table 135, Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Australian Gambling Statistics 2005
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