MEDIA RELEASE 5 February 2013
Further drop in pokie numbers and spending
Figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs show that in the year ended 31 December 2012 the number of gaming
machines in the country’s 1381 pubs and clubs decreased by 463 or just over 2.5 per cent from 18,133 to 17,670. There
were 29 fewer gaming machine venues compared with a year earlier.
Gaming machine expenditure in the same period declined by 3.1 per cent or $27.1 million from $866.8 million to $839.7
million. Expenditure of $214.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $5.8 million less or 2.6 per cent on the same
period of 2011 but $1.7 million or 0.8 per cent up on the third quarter of 2012.
The spending is captured through the Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) of non-casino gaming machines, 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 – Oct - Dec 2012Society TypeTotal GMP Quarter% of TotalNon-Club186,696,384.9987%Sports Clubs3,859,567.671.8%Chartered Clubs16,649,926.628.2%RSAs7,401,512.393.4% Total Club27,911,006.6813.0%Total All214,607,391.67100.0%
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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Background information:
Non-casino GM spending in quarter ended31 December 2012$214.6 m30 Sept 2012$212.9 m30 June 2012$208.5 m31 March 2012$203.7 m31 December 2011$220.4 m30 September 2011$221.4 m30 June 2011$219.9 m31 March 2011$205.1 m31 December 2010$215.8 m30 September 2010$215.2 m30 June 2010$209.8 m31 March 2010$199.9 m31 December 2009$218.8 m30 September 2009$220.7 m30 June 2009$217.3 m31 March 2009$208.7 m31 December 2008$230.7 m30 September 2008$232.3 m30 June 2008$231 m31 March 2008$218.5 m31 December 2007$245.3 m30 September 2007$243.5 m30 June 2007$237.7 m
Licensed gambling operations in pubs and clubsDateLicence holdersVenuesGaming machines31 Dec 2012357138117,67030 Sept 2012361139017,82730 June 2012361140017,94331 March 2012359140318,00131 Dec 2011360141018,13330 Sept 2011 360140918,16730 June 2011 364142118,30931 March 2011365143018,48431 Dec 2010367144318,68130 Sept 2010369143818,60130 June 2010370145518,94431 March 2010374147019,11531 Dec 2009378149119,35930 Sept 2009377148619,29630 June 2009384150119,47931 March 2009394152719,73931 Dec 2008399153719,87930 Sept 2008405155120,02530 June 2008415155219,85631 March 2008421156920,01831 Dec 2007428158520,18230 Sept 2007435159320,16330 June 2007439159820,120
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