MEDIA RELEASE 20 October 2011

Gaming machine take lifts again

Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1400 pubs and clubs has risen for the third quarter running and in the year to September was up 2 per cent to $862.2 million, according to figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Spending in the three months to September rose by $1.5 million on the second quarter to $221.4 million with 36 districts showing increases and 37 decreases.

Nationwide there were fewer operators, venues and gaming machines compared with a year earlier – 360 operators (369 at 30 Sept 2010), 1409 venues (1438) and 18,167 gaming machines (18,601).

Gaming machine spending in pubs and clubs is monitored electronically, enabling the Department to track and monitor non-casino operations, ensure the integrity of games and the accurate accounting of money. The electronic monitoring system (EMS) became fully operational in March 2007.

Non-casino GM spending by Society Type – July to September 2011
Society Type Total GMP Quarter % of Total
Non-Club 191,674,722.16 86.6%
Sports Clubs 4,049,602.54 1.8%
Chartered Clubs 17,396,573.24 7.9%
RSAs 8,303,577.87 3.8%
Total Club 29,749,753.65 13.4%
Total All 221,424,475.81 100.0%

Non-casino GM spending in quarter ended
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
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.

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