Pokie spend rose in 2011

Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 3:16 pm
Press Release: Department Of Internal Affairs

25 January 2012

Pokie spend rose in 2011

Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs in the year ended 31 December 2011 was three per cent up on 2010, from $840.7 million to $866.8 million, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs.

But spending in the fourth quarter of 2011 was $1 million less than the September quarter with less spent in pubs and RSAs but more in sports and chartered clubs.

There were fewer licence holders, gambling venues and gaming machines at the end of 2011 compared with 12 months earlier. Licence holders fell 1.9 per cent from 367 to 360, venues declined by 2.3 per cent from 1443 to 1410 and gaming machines decreased by 3 per cent from 18,681 to 18,133.

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.

Non-casino GM spending by Society Type – October to December 2011

Society Type	Total GMP Quarter	% of Total
Non-Club	190,476,933.61	86.4%
Sports Clubs	4,268,962.32	1.9%
Chartered Clubs	17,437,569.30	7.9%
RSAs	8,168,357.18	3.7%
Total Club	29,874,888.80	13.6%
Total All	220,351,822.41	100.0%

Non-casino GM spending in quarter ended

31 December 2011	$220.4 m
30 September 2011	$221.4 m
30 June 2011	$219.9 m
31 March 2011	$205.1 m
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 2011	360	1410	18,133
30 Sept 2011	360	1409	18,167
30 June 2011	364	1421	18,309
31 March 2011	365	1430	18,484
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 territorial authority boundaries that existed prior to the new Auckland super city.

ENDS

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