Ainsworth pokie machine family show the house always wins
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Ainsworth pokie machine family show the house always wins

The billionaire Ainsworth family is best known for its pokie machine empire,the proceeds of which first landed Len Ainsworth on the rich list almost 30 years ago. But family matriarch Gretel Ainsworth scored an altogether different claim to riches this week.

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