'Inexplicable' pokie trend fuels money laundering fear

By James Robertson
Updated January 21 2018 - 11:08am, first published 11:05am
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Betting on poker machines by NSW gamblers grew by more than $1.3 billion last year as new figures show the amount staked on the machines in some parts of Sydney's west leapt by "inexplicably" large amounts lending credibility they are vehicles for criminals to launder illicit profits.

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