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 2013Society TypeTotal GMP Quarter% of TotalNon-Club179,627,073.4086.9%Sports Clubs4,161,434.122.0%Chartered Clubs16,117,635.268.2%RSAs6,827,941.423.3% Total Club27,107,010.8013.1%Total All206,734,084.20100.0%
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 ended31 December 2013$206.7 m30 Sept 2013$206.0 m30 June 2013$206.1 m31 March 2013$192.7 m31 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 2013338133517,26630 Sept 2013347134317,32030 June 2013351135617,53431 March 2013353136717,54231 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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