Fraud Survey 2004 [report]

The 2004 KPMG Fraud Survey provides a comprehensive insight into contemporary
fraud issues in Australia and New Zealand. The findings in the report were derived from responses to a questionnaire sent in June 2004 to 2,164 of Australia’s and New Zealand’s largest
organisations across public and private sectors. The questionnaire sought information about fraud incidents within the respondents’ business operations.

According to the report, the second most common motivators for committing fraud was gambling (p. 17). Gambling was also associated with an average loss per incident of over $495,000 (p. 18). The gambling venues associated with the highest losses were casinos.