An anti-gambling group in Melbourne has decided to use shock tactics in their bid to have a local Pokies club closed down, by distributing flyers portraying graphic violence outside nearby schools.

Australians love Pokies Machines.

In 2015, New Australian Gambling Statistics showed that Australians blew through $23 billion on a broad variety of gambling games, with Pokies the most popular form with $11.6 billion fed through the mouth of the electronic guzzlers.

But not everyone in Australia is a fan.