Pokie takings continue to rise
20 October 2016
Spending on pub and club pokies has risen again despite a continuing decline in the number of gaming machines, according to figures from the Department of Internal Affairs.
Proceeds in the third quarter of this year were $5.4 million or 2.5 per cent more than for the same period last year. Spending in the three months to 30 September 2016 was $218.9 million compared with $213.5 million for the July-September quarter 2015; it was also $2.8 million or 1.3 per cent more than the $216.1 million spent in the second three months (April-June) of this year.
For the year to 30 September 2016 expenditure totalled $848.9 million – $25.1 million or 3 per cent more than the $823.8 million for the 12 months ended 30 September 2015.
There were fewer licence holders, gambling venues and gaming machines at 30 September 2016, compared with 12 months earlier. Over the year licence holders fell 8 per cent from 309 to 284, venues declined 3 per cent from 1255 to 1214, and gaming machines dropped 1 per cent from 16,440 to 16,221.
Non-casino GM spending by Society Type – July-Sept 2016
Society Type | Total GMP Quarter | % of Total |
Non-Club | 192,797,682.71 | 88.0% |
| Sports Clubs | 3,782,074.03 | 1.7% |
| Chartered Clubs | 15,731,173.79 | 8.2% |
| RSAs | 6,665,959.27 | 3.0% |
Total Club | 26,179,207.09 | 12.0% |
Total All | 218,976,889.80 | 100.0% |
A summary of expenditure by territorial authority areas, including Auckland city, and changes in the quarter, is available on the Department’s web site.
(Background statistics)
Non-casino GM spending in quarter ended
| 30 September 2016 | $218.9 m |
| 30 June 2016 | $216.1 m |
| 31 March 2016 | $199.5 m |
| 31 December 2015 | $214.4 m |
| 30 September 2015 | $213.5 m |
| 30 June 2015 | $207.0 m |
| 31 March 2015 | $193.2 m |
| 31 December 2014 | $210.1 m |
| 30 September 2014 | $207.8 m |
| 30 June 2014 | $200.7 m |
| 31 March 2014 | $192.8 m |
| 31 December 2013 | $206.7 m |
| 30 September 2013 | $206.0 m |
| 30 June 2013 | $206.1 m |
| 31 March 2013 | $192.7 m |
| 31 December 2012 | $214.6 m |
| 30 September 2012 | $212.9 m |
| 30 June 2012 | $208.5 m |
| 31 March 2012 | $203.7 m |
| 31 December 2011 | $220.4 m |
| 30 September 2011 | $221.4 m |
| 30 June 2011 | $219.9 m |
Licensed gambling operations in pubs and clubs
| Date | Licence holders | Venues | Gaming machines |
| 30 September 2016 | 284 | 1214 | 16,221 |
| 30 June 2016 | 287 | 1220 | 16,238 |
| 31 March 2016 | 292 | 1224 | 16,274 |
| 31 December 2015 | 300 | 1238 | 16,393 |
| 30 September 2015 | 309 | 1255 | 16,440 |
| 30 June 2015 | 309 | 1266 | 16,579 |
| 31 March 2015 | 312 | 1277 | 16,614 |
| 31 Dec 2014 | 312 | 1287 | 16,717 |
| 30 Sept 2014 | 321 | 1300 | 16,814 |
| 30 June 2014 | 329 | 1321 | 17,130 |
| 31 March 2014 | 336 | 1330 | 17,182 |
| 31 Dec 2013 | 338 | 1335 | 17,266 |
| 30 Sept 2013 | 347 | 1343 | 17,320 |
| 30 June 2013 | 351 | 1356 | 17,534 |
| 31 March 2013 | 353 | 1367 | 17,542 |
| 31 Dec 2012 | 357 | 1381 | 17,670 |
| 30 Sept 2012 | 361 | 1390 | 17,827 |
| 30 June 2012 | 361 | 1400 | 17,943 |
| 31 March 2012 | 359 | 1403 | 18,001 |
| 31 Dec 2011 | 360 | 1410 | 18,133 |
| 30 Sept 2011 | 360 | 1409 | 18,167 |
| 30 June 2011 | 364 | 1421 | 18,309 |
