Gaming machine profits (GMP dashboard)
Dashboard file showing current quarter, and historic data for the numbers of electronic gaming machines (EGMs)and licenced premises in each council area, reported since 2015.
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Last updated: 30 August 2024
Gaming Machine Profits (GMP) Dashboard (data.govt.nz website XLSX and machine-readable formats)
The Excel spreadsheet contains four reports. Explanations to help you understand the information, and what it shows, are provided below: Interpreting the data
The dashboard shows the numbers of approved gaming machines licensed to operate at approved venues as at the last day of the current quarter.
This is a 'snapshot' of the current state of affairs at a point in time. It is not conclusive and should be read in the context of the broader dataset.
Contact us if you want up to date information about machine numbers in a district.
Notes and Corrections
As of June 2024, we have added inflation adjusted GMP figures alongside the nominal (non-inflation adjusted) figures. This was performed using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) index numbers available on the Statistics New Zealand website. We have used the index numbers from the series 'CPIQ.SE9A - All Groups for New Zealand' and used the March 2015 index number as the base for all future inflation adjustments (as this is the first quarter of data in the dashboard).
March 2024 EGM numbers - Correction. We have identified an issue with the March 2024 quarter gaming machine counts for 4 non-club venues in Invercargill. These venues showed more than their maximum number of allowed machines. This was a data error, and the venues were never operating with more than their maximum number of allowed machines. The affected venues were Homestead, Kelvin Hotel, Newfield Tavern and Waikiwi Tavern. This has been rectified and the data has been corrected in the June 2024 version of the published dashboard.
GMP trends
General insights
Quarterly GMP data for April to June 2024 shows a 9.9 percent nominal increase when compared to the previous quarter, increasing from $238,654,908 to $262,188,253. When adjusted for inflation, this increase is 9.4 percent. This follows a trend where GMP generally increases between the March and June quarters. Excluding the COVID period of 2020 to 2022 where GMP varied due to lockdowns, this is the highest March quarter to June quarter nominal increase we have seen since 2015 when we began reporting in this format. It is the second highest June quarter reported in this dashboard, with only June 2023 being higher.
The rolling 12-month total for GMP has continued to decrease. In nominal terms, it has fallen by 0.7 percent vs. the year ending March 2024, from $1,041,728,459 to $1,034,906,635. When adjusted for inflation this is a 1.5 percent decrease.
The number of venues and EGMs operating at the end of the quarter have continued to drop, with the number of venues decreasing from 999 to 991 and EGMs dropping from 14,152 to 14,109. With this decrease in EGMs and the seasonal rise in GMP, the average nominal GMP per EGM has risen from $16,864 to $18,583 ($12,973 to $14,240 adjusted for inflation), or an increase of 10.2 percent (9.8 percent adjusted for inflation).
Regional insights
GMP per EGM broken down by Territorial Authority (TA) has seen Porirua City, Auckland City, Hastings District and Gisborne District remain in the top 5 highest TAs for GMP per EGM. Porirua City and Auckland City consistently appear in the top five but notably Kawerau District has had a sizeable 20.8 percent GMP per EGM increase which has seen Horowhenua District leave the top 5.
For more detail on these numbers and trends, please see our GMP Dashboard.
Interpreting the data
There are four reports within the Excel version (human readable) of the GMP dashboard:
- Key stats - Key stats about any timeframe or area selected.
- In detail - Dynamic dashboard that allows you to select information you want to see based on time and location.
- Quarterly by council area (or territorial authority) - Dynamic table that allows you to compare GMP, gaming machines and venues by quarter and TA.
- Current quarter licensed venues
- Data - Data that sits behind all the dynamic tables and dashboard.
Two additional sheets provide help for navigating and reading the data:
- Notes to the tables – details what is, and is not, included in the data.
- Contents and directions – instructions for how to navigate the document and extract the information you need. It covers how to:
- use control buttons to manipulate different views
- uncover detail behind the graphs
- troubleshoot.
