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Blinded by the lights: How can we escape from the pokies zone?

A pokies addiction put Carolyn Crawford in jail on the age of 64. She is convinced that cashless cards with a spending restrict would have stored her from stealing greater than $400,000.

By Jewel Topsfield

Pokies genericCredit: Flavio Brancaleone