BY THE NUMBERS

● Gold Coast has 7500 pokies;

● About 5900 at pubs, taverns, surf clubs and RSLs;

● The other 1600 are at The Star Gold Coast in Broadbeach;

● $2.3 billion blown on pokies across Queensland in past year;

● $687 million of it flowed into State Government coffers;

● $54 million in community grants.