MEDIA RELEASE 1 May 2014
Pokie takings down
Gaming machine expenditure in the country’s 1330 pubs and clubs in the first three months of 2014 dropped seven per cent
on the takings for the last three months of 2013.
Figures released by the Department of Internal Affairs show that spending dropped from $206.7 million in the fourth
quarter of 2013 to $192.8 million in the first quarter of 2014. This drop in spending between the fourth and first
quarters of calendar years is in line with annual trends. And for the 12 months ended March 2014 expenditure was down
two per cent from $828.7 million to $811.6 million.
Nationwide there were fewer licence holders, gambling venues and gaming machines at the end of March compared with 12
months earlier. Licence holders fell from 353 to 336, venues declined from 1367 to 1330 and the number of gaming
machines decreased from 17,542 to 17,182.
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 – January - March 2014Society TypeTotal GMP Quarter% of TotalNon-Club167,682,413.3087.0%Sports Clubs3,788,988.012.0%Chartered Clubs14,948,301.318.2%RSAs6,341,445.593.3% Total Club25,078,734.9113.0%Total All192,761,148.21100.0%
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, including the Auckland super city.
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Non-casino GM spending in quarter ended31 March 2014$192.8 m31 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
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Licensed gambling operations in pubs and clubsDateLicence holdersVenuesGaming machines31 March 2014336133017,18231 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