The latest data by Liquor and Gaming NSW shows almost $28.5 million was put into electronic gaming machines in six months.

It covers from June to November 2020 for clubs and July to December for hotels.

Despite COVID, the total put through the poker machines for 2020 is still higher than 2019. Last year, $41.4 million went through the Dubbo pokies, while the year before it was $40 million.

The latest data shows their are 692 electronic gaming machines in the LGA, with 258 of those located at the Dubbo RSL Club. The RSL is ranked 77^th in NSW for net profit per gaming machine.

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It's closing followed by the Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club which comes in at 79^th for the profit made per its 52 machines.

The South Dubbo Tavern came in the highest for Dubbo in the state's pubs. It has 25 poker machines and was ranked 240^th for its comparable profits.

"Despite the post-COVID revenue increase, club gaming machine profits in NSW were down 14.9 per cent in the 12 months to November 2020," a ClubsNSW spokesperson said.

"In spite of the challenging trading environment over the past 12 months, clubs in the Dubbo LGA have continued to support a range of worthy community organisations and causes via the ClubGRANTS scheme, donating more than $400,000 in 2020 alone."

The LGA's poker machines contributed more than $7 million in tax during those six months.

In the previous six months - which included a time when pubs and clubs were closed due to COVID-19 regulations - the amount out through the pokies was down.

However, there was still a total of $12.6 million put into electronic gaming machines in the Dubbo LGA.

But Lifeline Central West's Alex Ferguson says the focus should not be on the figures, but on the drivers that lead to people becoming addicted.

"What is changing in our society that leads to the level of addictions?" he said.

"Not only in the gambling world - both online and poker machines - but also the addiction to social networks and drugs and alcohol."

The ClubsNSW spokesperson said for the "small number of people" who have a problem with gambling, the ClubsNSW had a multi-venue self-exclusion scheme available.