Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Pokie expenditure drops in calendar year 2013
MEDIA RELEASE 20 February 2014
Pokie expenditure drops in
calendar year 2013
Gaming machine expenditure in
pubs and clubs in the year ended December 2013 dropped 3.4
per cent from $839.7 m to $811.5 m, according to figures
from the Department of Internal Affairs. There were also
fewer licence holders, gambling venues and gaming machines
compared with 12 months earlier.
But between the third and fourth quarters of 2013 spending rose $684,455, from $206 million at the end of September to $206.7 million at 31 December 2013.
Non-casino GM spending by Society Type – October- December 2013
| Society Type | Total GMP Quarter | % of Total |
| Non-Club | 179,627,073.40 | 86.9% |
| Sports Clubs | 4,161,434.12 | 2.0% |
| Chartered Clubs | 16,117,635.26 | 8.2% |
| RSAs | 6,827,941.42 | 3.3% |
| Total Club | 27,107,010.80 | 13.1% |
| Total All | 206,734,084.20 | 100.0% |
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. Licence holders in the fourth quarter of 2013 fell from 347 to 338, venues declined from 1343 to 1335 and the number of gaming machines decreased from 17,320 to 17,266.
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, including the Auckland super city.
ENDS
(Background statistics follow)
Non-casino GM spending in quarter ended
| 31 December 2013 | $206.7 m |
| 30 Sept 2013 | $206.0 m |
| 30 June 2013 | $206.1 m |
| 31 March 2013 | $192.7 m |
| 31 December 2012 | $214.6 m |
| 30 Sept 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
ends
Gordon Campbell: On bird flu, AUKUS entry fees and Cindy Lee
Labour Party: Penny Drops – But What About Seymour And Peters?
Government: PM Announces Changes To Portfolios
Family First: Just 1 In 6 Oppose ‘Three Strikes’ - Poll
Labour Party: Budget Blunder Shows Nicola Willis Could Cut Recovery Funding 
Government: Urgent Changes To System Through First RMA Amendment Bill
Peace Movement Aotearoa: Global Military Spending Increase Threatens Humanity And The Planet
