Abc Australia
@abcaustralia·443K subscribers·5K videos
Three tricks pokies use to keep you hooked | Shaun Micallef's Going For Broke
Posted
May 18, 2026
Views
90,373
Likes
1,091
Comments
372
Engagement
May 18, 2026
90,373
1,091
372
1.62%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
4:47Now PlayingA brief history of the rise of poker machines in Australia and the psychological tricks they use to keep people gambling.
Stream Shaun Micallef's Going For Broke from Tuesday 19 May 8pm on ABC iview and ABC TV
If you or someone you know needs help, call:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
Gambling Help Online on 1800 858 858
National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007
___________________________________________
Shaun Micallef examines Australia's complex relationship with gambling, discovering how we became the world's biggest losers and what this rapid expansion means for our future.
Stream Shaun Micallef's Going For Broke from Tuesday 19 May 8pm on ABC iview and ABC TV
Subscribe 🔔
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Please note: On most of our videos, the captions/subtitles are auto-generated by YouTube. Comments are subject to moderation and may take some time to appear.
This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use (Section 3).
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
