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Gaming machine statistics can be viewed or downloaded from the files below. Hard copy versions are available from the Gambling Compliance Group.
- Gaming Machine Venues, Numbers and Expenditure by Territorial Authority/District
- Society, Venue and Gaming Machine Numbers
- Summary Graphs of Gaming Machines by Society
- Summary Graphs of Gaming Machine Venues by Society
- Timeline of Gaming Machine Numbers from June 1994
- Gaming Machine Profits (GMP) Data
- Gambling Expenditure Statistics
Gaming machine statistics on this page represent a 'snapshot' of the current state of affairs at the time the statistics were collated. Other factors may affect future machine numbers in a district and therefore this information should NOT be taken as conclusive. Please contact the Gambling Compliance Group directly if you want up to date information about current/future machine numbers in a district.
For more information about the latest gambling statistics, please read our media release: Pokie takings down (30 April 2013)
Society, Venue and Gaming Machine Numbers
The following tables show the total number of gaming machines, licensed societies, and venues.Previous quarterly statistics:- 31 March 2012*
- 31 December 2011*
- 30 September 2011*
- 30 June 2011*
- 31 March 2011*
- 31 December 2010*
- 30 September 2010*
- 30 June 2010*
- 31 March 2010*
- 31 December 2009*
- 30 September 2009*
- 30 June 2009*
- 31 March 2009*
- 31 December 2008*
- 30 September 2008*
- 30 June 2008*
- 31 March 2008*
- 31 December 2007*
- 30 September 2007*
- 30 June 2007*
- 31 March 2007*
- 31 December 2006*
- 30 September 2006*
- 30 June 2006*
- 31 March 2006*
- 31 December 2005*
- 30 September 2005*
- 30 June 2005*
- 31 March 2005*
- 31 December 2004*
- 30 September 2004*
- 30 June 2004*
- 31 March 2004*
Summary Graphs of Gaming Machines by Society
The following pie charts show the total number of gaming machines by society (and percentage of multi-venue, single venue, club chartered, club RSA, and club sports).Previous quarterly statistics:- 31 March 2012*
- 31 December 2011*
- 30 September 2011*
- 30 June 2011*
- 31 March 2011*
- 31 December 2010*
- 30 September 2010*
- 30 June 2010*
- 31 March 2010*
- 31 December 2009*
- 30 September 2009*
- 30 June 2009*
- 31 March 2009*
- 31 December 2008*
- 30 September 2008*
- 30 June 2008*
- 31 March 2008*
- 31 December 2007*
- 30 September 2007*
- 30 June 2007*
- 31 March 2007*
- 31 December 2006*
- 30 September 2006*
- 30 June 2006*
- 31 March 2006*
- 31 December 2005*
- 30 September 2005*
- 30 June 2005*
- 31 March 2005*
- 31 December 2004*
- 30 September 2004*
- 30 June 2004*
- 31 March 2004*
Summary Graphs of Gaming Machine Venues by Society
The following pie charts show the total number of gaming machine venues by society (and percentage of multi-venue, single venue, club chartered, club RSA, and club sports).Previous quarterly statistics:
- 31 March 2012*
- 31 December 2011*
- 30 September 2011*
- 30 June 2011*
- 31 March 2011*
- 31 December 2010*
- 30 September 2010*
- 30 June 2010*
- 31 March 2010*
- 31 December 2009*
- 30 September 2009*
- 30 June 2009*
- 31 March 2009*
- 31 December 2008*
- 30 September 2008*
- 30 June 2008*
- 31 March 2008*
- 31 December 2007*
- 30 September 2007*
- 30 June 2007*
- 31 March 2007*
- 31 December 2006*
- 30 September 2006*
- 30 June 2006*
- 31 March 2006*
- 31 December 2005*
- 30 September 2005*
- 30 June 2005*
- 31 March 2005*
- 31 December 2004*
- 30 September 2004*
- 30 June 2004*
- 31 March 2004*
Timeline of Gaming Machine Numbers from June 1994
The following line graph shows gaming machine numbers at three-monthly intervals.Gaming Machine Venues, Numbers and Expenditure by Territorial Authority/District
Please select the set of statistics within this category that you want to view:- Summary of Expenditure by Territorial Authority/District
- Difference in Expenditure by Territorial Authority/District and Society (between quarters)
- Summary of Venues and Gaming Machine Numbers by Territorial Authority/District
- Difference in Venue and Gaming Machine Numbers by Territorial Authority/District (between quarters)
- All Venues and Numbers by Territorial Authority/District
- List of Venues by Territorial Authority/District as at 17 October 2001
- Gaming Machine Numbers as at 22 September 2003
Summary of Expenditure by Territorial Authority/District
The following tables show Gaming Machine Proceeds (GMP) by region, total GMP for the quarter, and percentage of the total.- NEW! 31 March 2013 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 December 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 September 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 June 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 March 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 December 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 September 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 June 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 March 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 December 2010 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 September 2010 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 June 2010 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 March 2010*
- 31 December 2009*
- 30 September 2009*
- 30 June 2009*
- 31 March 2009*
- 31 December 2008*
- 30 September 2008*
- 30 June 2008*
- 31 March 2008*
- 31 December 2007*
- 30 September 2007*
- 30 June 2007*
Difference in Expenditure by Territorial Authority/District and Society (between quarters)
The following tables show difference in gaming machine proceeds by region and society type.- NEW! 31 December 2012 to 31 March 2013 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 September to 31 December 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 June 2012 to 30 September 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 March 2012 to 30 June 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 December 2011 to 31 March 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 September 2011 to 31 December 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 June 2011 to 30 September 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 March 2011 to 30 June 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 December 2010 to 31 March 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 September 2010 to 31 December 2010 PDF* | Excel**
- 30 June 2010 to 30 September 2010 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 March 2010 to 30 June 2010 PDF* | Excel**
- 31 December 2009 to 31 March 2010*
- 30 September 2009 to 31 December 2009*
- 30 June 2009 to 30 September 2009*
- 31 March 2009 to 30 June 2009*
- 31 December 2008 to 31 March 2009*
- 30 September 2008 to 31 December 2008*
- 30 June 2008 to 30 September 2008*
- 31 March 2008 to 30 June 2008*
- 31 December 2007 to 31 March 2008*
- 30 September 2007 to 31 December 2007*
- 30 June 2007 to 30 September 2007*
Summary of Venues and Numbers by Territorial Authority/District
The following tables show gaming machine venues and numbers by region.- NEW! Summary of venues and numbers by territorial authority at 31 March 2013
- Summary of venues and numbers by territorial authority at 31 December 2012
- Summary of venues and numbers by territorial authority at 30 September 2012
- 30 June 2012
- 31 March 2012*
- 31 December 2011*
- 30 September 2011*
- 30 June 2011*
- 31 March 2011*
- 31 December 2010*
- 30 September 2010*
- 30 June 2010*
- 31 March 2010*
- 31 December 2009*
- 30 September 2009*
- 30 June 2009*
- 31 March 2009*
- 31 December 2008*
- 30 September 2008*
- 30 June 2008*
- 31 March 2008*
- 31 December 2007*
- 30 September 2007*
- 30 June 2007*
- 31 March 2007*
- 31 December 2006*
- 30 September 2006*
- 30 June 2006*
- 31 March 2006*
- 31 December 2005*
- 30 September 2005*
- 30 June 2005*
- 31 March 2005*
- 31 December 2004*
- 30 September 2004*
- 30 June 2004*
- 31 March 2004*
Difference in Venue and Gaming Machine Numbers by Region (between quarters)
The following tables show the difference in gaming machine venues and numbers by region.- NEW! Difference in venue and gaming machine numbers by region between 31 December 2012 and 31 March 2013
- Difference in venue and gaming machine numbers by region between 30 September 2012 and 31 December 2012
- Difference in venue and gaming machine numbers by region between 30 June 2012 and 30 September 2012
- 31 March 2012 and 30 June 2012
- 31 December 2011 to 31 March 2012*
- September 2011 to 31 December 2011*
- 30 June 2011 to 30 September 2011*
- 31 March 2011 to 30 June 2011*
- 31 December 2010 and 31 March 2011*
- 30 September 2010 and 31 December 2010*
- 30 June 2010 and 30 September 2010*
- 31 March 2010 and 30 June 2010*
- 31 December 2009 and 31 March 2010*
- 30 September 2009 and 31 December 2009*
- 30 June 2009 and 30 September 2009*
- 31 March 2009 and 30 June 2009*
- 31 December 2008 and 31 March 2009*
- 30 September 2008 and 31 December 2008*
- 30 June 2008 and 30 September 2008*
- 31 March 2008 and 30 June 2008*
- 31 December 2007 and 31 March 2008*
- 30 September 2007 and 31 December 2007*
- 30 June 2007 and 30 September 2007*
- 31 March 2007 and 30 June 2007*
- 31 December 2006 and 31 March 2007*
- 30 September 2006 and 31 December 2006*
- 30 June 2006 and 30 September 2006*
- 31 March 2006 and 30 June 2006*
- 31 December 2005 and 31 March 2006*
- 30 September 2005 and 31 December 2005*
- 30 June 2005 and 30 September 2005*
- 31 March 2005 and 30 June 2005*
- 31 December 2004 and 31 March 2005*
- 30 September 2004 and 31 December 2004*
- 30 June 2004 and 30 September 2004*
- 31 March 2004 and 30 June 2004*
- 31 December 2003 and 31 March 2004*
All Venues and Numbers by Territorial Authority/District
The following tables show societies, venue names and addresses, regions and number of gaming machines.- NEW! All venues and numbers by territorial authority at 31 March 2013
- All venues and numbers by territorial authority at 31 December 2012
- All venues and numbers by territorial authority at 30 September 2012
- 30 June 2012
- 31 March 2012*
- 31 December 2011*
- 30 September 2011*
- 30 June 2011*
- 31 March 2011*
- 31 December 2010*
- 30 September 2010*
- 30 June 2010*
- 31 March 2010*
- 31 December 2009*
- 30 September 2009*
- 30 June 2009*
- 31 March 2009*
- 31 December 2008*
- 30 September 2008*
- 30 June 2008*
- 31 March 2008*
- 31 December 2007*
- 30 September 2007*
- 30 June 2007*
- 31 March 2007*
- 31 December 2006*
- 30 September 2006*
- 30 June 2006*
- 31 March 2006*
- 31 December 2005*
- 30 September 2005*
- 30 June 2005*
- 31 March 2005*
- 31 December 2004*
- 30 September 2004*
- 30 June 2004*
- 31 March 2004*
List of Venues by Territorial Authority/District as at 17 October 2001
The following table lists the sites/venues that were on a society’s schedule of sites on 17 October 2001.Sites or venues that were on a society’s licence on 17 October 2001, and have not been without a Class 4 venue licence for a period of six months or more, may operate up to a maximum of 18 gaming machines. The actual total will depend on the number of notified gaming machines shown in the table below. Contact the Gambling Compliance Group to find out if there has been a period of six months or more during which no licence was held.
Gaming Machine Numbers as at 22 September 2003
The following table lists the number of gaming machines notified as being operated at named venues as at 22 September 2003.Where this number is less than 18, and the venue is one which is subject to s.92 of the Gambling Act, a territorial authority consent is required to increase gaming machines numbers from that notified.
- Gaming Machine Numbers as at 22 September 2003 PDF (191KB)*
Gaming Machine Profits (GMP) Data
- NEW! Quarter to March 2013 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to December 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to September 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to June 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to March 2012 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to December 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to September 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to June 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to March 2011 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to December 2010 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to September 2010 PDF* | Excel**
- Quarter to June 2010 PDF* | Excel**
Report 1 - EGM and GMP at suburb level for quarter to (date):
This document lists all venues in the clusters to which they have been assigned. Information on the venues themselves, such as addresses and class of venue (i.e. club/hotel etc) is already published on this web page. Venues have been clustered by area within a larger region (e.g. Newton, Auckland). Where there are fewer than three venues in an area, areas have been combined into clusters of three or more venues, with consideration given to both geographic and socio-economic location.
Report 2 - List of venues per cluster as of (date):
This list tabulates key information about clusters of venues. When published, it will include a caveat that adjustments can be made for incidents such as unpaid jackpots or unpaid winnings. These adjustments are made after the incident, and may be for a different period. GMP may be affected depending on when adjustments are made, and therefore this data cannot be compared to the published quarterly statistics.
Report 3 - GMP by number of machines at venue for quarter to (date):
This tabulates GMP data according to the number of machines at a venue. No data is provided for venues with one machine or more than 18 machines, as there are only two venues fitting in to each category.
Report 4 - GMP by class of venue for quarter to (date):
This tabulates GMP according to the class of venue.
Gambling Expenditure Statistics
Gambling Expenditure Statistics show the amount spent on the four main types of gambling activity – TAB racing and sports betting, NZ Lotteries games, gaming machines (outside casinos), and casino gambling – between the 1988 and 2012 financial years.The table must be read in conjunction with the Explanations page.
- NEW! Gambling Expenditure Statistics: Table (XLS, 67KB)**
- NEW! Gambling Expenditure Statistics: Table (PDF, 28KB)**
- NEW! Gambling Expenditure Statistics: Explanations
Record gambling expenditure in 2011-12
Gamblers in New Zealand spent a record almost $2.1 billion dollars on the four main forms of gambling in the 2011/12 financial year, 3.2 per cent more than the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Department. But, when adjusted for inflation, total gambling expenditure in 2012 had declined by almost 19 per cent from the peak recorded in 2004 ($2547 inflation-adjusted).| Reported Gambling Expenditure 2008 to 2012 Actual dollars (non-inflation adjusted) for gambling operators' financial year-end. | |||||
 | 2008 $m | 2009 $m | 2010 $m | 2011 $m | 2012 $m |
| NZ RACING BOARD (TAB) | 272.4 | 269.3 | 278.4 | 272.8 | 286.2 |
| NZ LOTTERIES COMMISSION | 346.0 | 403.8 | 346.6 | 404.5 | 418.7 |
| GAMING MACHINES (outside Casinos) | 938.3 | 889.1 | 849.2 | 856.2 | 854.0 |
| CASINOS | 476.9 | 465.4 | 453.9 | 471.4 | 509.3 |
| TOTAL | 2033.6 | 2027.5 | 1928.1 | 2004.9 | 2068.2 |
TAB racing and sports betting increased by 4.9 per cent from $273 million to $286 million, reflecting gambling on the 2011 Rugby World and the growth of fixed-odds racing betting; spending on NZ Lotteries products rose 3.5 per cent from $404 million to $419 million; casino gambling expenditure rose 8 per cent from $471 million to $509 million, due to growth across SkyCity’s casinos and the Christchurch casino reopening after the February 2011 earthquake. Spending on gaming machines in pubs and clubs dropped by 0.3 per cent from $856 million to $854 million.
An estimated $648 million was distributed to a variety of community purposes from gambling proceeds. Non-casino gaming machine trusts raised an estimated $314.2 million for authorised purposes. NZ Lotteries transferred $197.2 million to the Lottery Grants Board for community services and projects. The New Zealand Racing Board allocated $132.8 million, mostly to support racing club activities and infrastructure. Casinos paid just over $3.5 million to their community trusts.
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