More than $100 million stolen to gamble

By Patrick Hatch
Updated August 31 2016 - 12:18am, first published August 30 2016 - 11:45pm
The report identified $100 million worth of theft motivated by gambling.  Photo: Josh Robenstone
The report identified $100 million worth of theft motivated by gambling. Photo: Josh Robenstone

Australians have stolen more than $100 million over the past five years to feed gambling habits, according to a new study whose author thinks the scale of theft he uncovered is just the tip of an iceberg.