Concerns proposed housing in Melbourne's west too close to pubs with pokies | ABC News

A fledgling political party aiming to take ground in Melbourne's west at the state election says tougher pokies reform is needed to protect local communities.

Locals living near a proposed housing development in the area are concerned about its proximity to pubs with high poker machine losses.

Victorians lost $3.3 billion on the pokies last financial year but nowhere was that loss more pronounced than Brimbank, in the city's west, where punters lost $185 million more than anywhere else.

By state political reporter Richard Willingham.

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