Pokie spend down over year
27 January 2011
Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs in the year ended 31 December 2010 was 3 per cent lower than in 2009, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs. Spending dropped from $865.5 million to $840.7 million.
Spending in the fourth quarter of 2010 was $664,000 up on the September quarter with increases in pubs and chartered clubs but less spent in sports clubs and RSAs.
There were fewer licence holders, gambling venues and gaming machines at the end of 2010 compared with 12 months earlier. Licence holders fell 3 per cent from 378 to 367, venues declined from 1491 to 1443 and gaming machines decreased by 3.5 per cent from 19,359 to 18,681.
The spending is captured through the electronic monitoring of non-casino gaming machines (EMS), which became fully operational in March 2007, enabling the Department to track and monitor operations, ensure the integrity of games and the accurate accounting of money.
| Society Type | Total GMP Quarter | % of Total |
Non-Club | 186,402,451 | 86.4% |
| Sports Clubs | 4,294,635.97 | 2.0% |
| Chartered Clubs | 16,967,263.27 | 7.9% |
| RSAs | 8,168,298.34 | 3.8% |
Total Club | 29,430,197.48 | 13.6% |
Total All | 215,832,649.45 | 100.0% |
Non-casino GM spending in quarter ended
| 31 December 2010 | $215.8 m |
| 30 September 2010 | $215.2 m |
| 30 June 2010 | $209.8 m |
| 31 March 2010 | $199.9 m |
| 31 December 2009 | $218.8 m |
| 30 September 2009 | $220.7 m |
| 30 June 2009 | $217.3 m |
| 31 March 2009 | $208.7 m |
| 31 December 2008 | $230.7 m |
| 30 September 2008 | $232.3 m |
| 30 June 2008 | $231 m |
| 31 March 2008 | $218.5 m |
| 31 December 2007 | $245.3 m |
| 30 September 2007 | $243.5 m |
| 30 June 2007 | $237.7 m |
Licensed gambling operations in pubs and clubs | |||
Date | Licence holders | Venues | Gaming machines |
31 Dec 2010 | 367 | 1443 | 18,681 |
30 Sept 2010 | 369 | 1438 | 18,601 |
30 June 2010 | 370 | 1455 | 18,944 |
31 March 2010 | 374 | 1470 | 19,115 |
31 Dec 2009 | 378 | 1491 | 19,359 |
30 Sept 2009 | 377 | 1486 | 19,296 |
30 June 2009 | 384 | 1501 | 19,479 |
31 March 2009 | 394 | 1527 | 19,739 |
31 Dec 2008 | 399 | 1537 | 19,879 |
30 Sept 2008 | 405 | 1551 | 20,025 |
30 June 2008 | 415 | 1552 | 19,856 |
31 March 2008 | 421 | 1569 | 20,018 |
31 Dec 2007 | 428 | 1585 | 20,182 |
30 Sept 2007 | 435 | 1593 | 20,163 |
30 June 2007 | 439 | 1598 | 20,120 |
Further information, including numbers of venues, machines and expenditure by territorial authority and changes in the quarter, is available from the Department’s Gaming Statistics web page at: www.dia.govt.nz. The figures are based on the territorial authority boundaries that existed prior to the new Auckland super city.
Media contact:
Trevor Henry, communications adviser, Department of Internal Affairs
Ph 04 495 7211; cell 0275 843 679
