一名60岁的澳大利亚妇女30年来在扑克机上损失了1百万澳元, A 60-year-old Australian woman lost $1M to poker machines over 30 years, blaming their addictive design and weak government action.

来自澳大利亚东梅特兰60岁的Robyn Lewis披露她30年来因扑克机上瘾损失了至少100万美元, 每天支出高达300美元, Robyn Lewis, a 60-year-old from East Maitland, Australia, revealed she lost at least $1 million over 30 years to poker machine addiction, spending up to $300 daily and describing the machines as more addictive than alcohol or drugs. 她批评了他们利用灯光和声音剥削弱势个人的设计,并质疑政府遏制赌博的努力,理由是依赖工业收入和过去的改革薄弱。 She criticized their design, which uses lights and sounds to exploit vulnerable individuals, and questioned government efforts to curb gambling, citing reliance on industry revenue and weak past reforms. 虽然拟议的全州范围使用面部识别的排他性登记册提供了希望,但她仍然对真正的变化持怀疑态度。 Though a proposed statewide exclusion register using facial recognition offers hope, she remains skeptical of real change.