"There are also too many of them. The social costs of gambling are enormous as tens of thousands of Victorians have a gambling problem and for each of these, at least five more people are adversely affected." In state parliament after the November 25 election, the Greens will work to cut the number of pokies in Victoria by two thirds after 2012, when current contracts expire. We will also remove all poker machines from 'convenience gambling' locations and locate them only in 'destination gambling' precincts.

Find out more about the Greens Gambling Policy and Gambling pledge.