Enforce losing sounds in Australian poker machines

Recent signers:
Gary Stephenson and 19 others have signed recently.

The issue

Did you know poker machines don't have losing sounds?
In doesn't seem fair, does it.

In one year, a relative of mine lost 150k on the pokies. They slapped away the credit cards, the children’s bank accounts, and even the entire house deposit. It broke their family apart, and made me very angry. That is until recently when I overhear the pokies at a pub. There was not a single losing sound coming out of them. It changed my view. I was less angry at the person and more at the machines.

Pokies are designed to be addictive. 
80% of the world's poker machines are in Australia.
Aussies lose 12 billion a year on them.
And they lose more than just money too, they lose friends, families, and lives.

Enforcing losing sounds is one small way to change that. And it will really work, as we're already tested it out: www.vimeo.com/1121833683

Please sign this petition to urge the Australian government and gaming authorities to take this crucial step to protect families across the nation, because if we celebrate a win, it's only fair that we hear a lose.

Learn more about this project: www.losingsound.com

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Recent signers:
Gary Stephenson and 19 others have signed recently.

The issue

Did you know poker machines don't have losing sounds?
In doesn't seem fair, does it.

In one year, a relative of mine lost 150k on the pokies. They slapped away the credit cards, the children’s bank accounts, and even the entire house deposit. It broke their family apart, and made me very angry. That is until recently when I overhear the pokies at a pub. There was not a single losing sound coming out of them. It changed my view. I was less angry at the person and more at the machines.

Pokies are designed to be addictive. 
80% of the world's poker machines are in Australia.
Aussies lose 12 billion a year on them.
And they lose more than just money too, they lose friends, families, and lives.

Enforcing losing sounds is one small way to change that. And it will really work, as we're already tested it out: www.vimeo.com/1121833683

Please sign this petition to urge the Australian government and gaming authorities to take this crucial step to protect families across the nation, because if we celebrate a win, it's only fair that we hear a lose.

Learn more about this project: www.losingsound.com

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Petition created on 4 January 2026