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flag Australian woman lost $1M to poker machines, backs new facial recognition ban despite skepticism over government's gambling ties.

flag Robyn Lewis, a 60-year-old Australian, revealed she lost at least $1 million over 30 years to poker machine addiction, spending up to $300 daily and exhausting her welfare payments. flag She described the machines as highly addictive, designed with sensory triggers that exploit psychological vulnerabilities, particularly among those facing loneliness or depression. flag Despite past self-exclusion efforts failing, the government is considering a statewide facial recognition-based exclusion register, which Lewis supports, though she remains skeptical about real change due to the government’s financial ties to the gambling industry.

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