Gambling expenditure
Dataset for Class 4 expenditure by district, as well as annual figures for the four main types of gambling activity – TAB racing and sports betting, NZ Lotteries products, gaming machines (outside casinos) and casino gambling.
On this page
- Quarterly reports – class 4 expenditure by district
- Annual figures - all gambling activity
- Interpreting the annual/quarterly data
Quarterly reports – class 4 expenditure by district
This dataset shows quarterly GMP figures from June 2007 to the present. It is sorted by district.
Quarterly Class 4 Gambling Expenditure (machine readable dataset) (data.govt.nz)
Annual figures - all gambling activity
We provide a cumulative annual summary of the amount lost by gamblers (operator’s profits) for the four main types of gambling activity – TAB racing and sports betting, NZ Lotteries products, gaming machines (outside casinos) and casino gambling. The last 5 years of available data are shown in the table below.
More detail, and previous years’ data (back to the 2011/12 financial year) is provided in spreadsheet form:
Annual expenditure – all gambling activities (data.govt.nz)
5 year summary of annual expenditure – all gambling activities
The table shows actual dollars (non-adjusted) for gambling operators' financial year-end.
This information is generated at the end of each financial year, but it takes some time to collate. It is published at the same time as other annual data, early in the next calendar year.
|
Gambling activity | 2017/18 $m | 2018/19 $m | 2019/20 $m | 2020/21 $m | 2021/22 $m | 2022/23 $m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TAB NEW ZEALAND |
$350 |
$332 |
$315 |
$385 |
$380 |
$376 |
|
NZ LOTTERIES COMMISSION |
$561 |
$530 |
$631 |
$694 |
$654 |
$710 |
|
GAMING MACHINES (outside Casinos) |
$895 |
$924 |
$802 |
$987 |
$833 |
$1,070 |
|
CASINOS |
$578 |
$616 |
$504 |
$559 |
$387 |
$604 |
|
TOTAL |
$2,384 |
$2,402 |
$2,252 |
$2,625 |
$2,254 |
$2,761 |
Interpreting the annual/quarterly data
There is one report within the Quarterly Class 4 Expenditure by District dataset:
- Class 4 gambling expenditure – A machine readable dataset including quarterly GMP figures from June 2007 to the present, by district.
There are four reports within the Annual figures – all gambling activity spreadsheet:
- Actual (nominal) statistics – Table showing actual expenditure, prizes and turnover statistics for the four main types of gambling activity.
- Inflation adjusted statistics - Table showing expenditure, prizes and turnover statistics adjusted for inflation for the four main types of gambling activity.
- Population adjusted statistics - Table showing expenditure, prizes and turnover statistics adjusted for the adult population for the four main types of gambling activity.
- Charts – Visuals showing actual and adjusted expenditure for the four main types of gambling.
One additional sheet provides help for reading the data:
- Explanations – Definitions and context for wording used in the reports.
