Pokie takings increase

21 July 2016

Proceeds from pub and club gaming machines in the second quarter of this year were $9.1 million or 4.4 per cent more than for the same period last year, according to figures from the Department of Internal Affairs. Spending at 30 June 2016 was $216.1 million compared with $207 million for the April-June quarter 2015; it was also $16.6 million or 8.3 per cent more than the $199.5 million spent in the first three months of this year, a quarter that is traditionally lower.

For the 12 months to 30 June 2016 expenditure totalled $843.5 million – $25.4 million or 3.1 per cent more than the $818.1 million for the year ended 30 June 2015.

There were fewer licence holders, gambling venues and gaming machines at 30 June 2016, compared with 12 months earlier. Over the year licence holders fell 7 per cent from 309 to 287, venues declined 4 per cent from 1266 to 1220, and gaming machines dropped 2 per cent from 16,579 to 16,238.

Society Type	Total GMP Quarter	% of Total
Non-Club	189,810,454.90	87.8%
Sports Clubs	3,801,210.90	1.8%
Chartered Clubs	15,735,830.90	8.2%
RSAs	6,800,922.52	3.1%
Total Club	26,337,964.32	12.2%
Total All	216,148,419.22	100.0%

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.
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. The figures are based on territorial authority boundaries, including Auckland city.

(Background statistics)

Non-casino GM spending in quarter ended

30 June 2016	$216.1 m
31 March 2016	$199.5 m
31 December 2015	$214.4 m
30 September 2015	$213.5 m
30 June 2015	$207.0 m
31 March 2015	$193.2 m
31 December 2014	$210.1 m
30 September 2014	$207.8 m
30 June 2014	$200.7 m
31 March 2014	$192.8 m
31 December 2013	$206.7 m
30 September 2013	$206.0 m
30 June 2013	$206.1 m
31 March 2013	$192.7 m
31 December 2012	$214.6 m
30 September 2012	$212.9 m
30 June 2012	$208.5 m
31 March 2012	$203.7 m
31 December 2011	$220.4 m
30 September 2011	$221.4 m
30 June 2011	$219.9 m

Licensed gambling operations in pubs and clubs

Date	Licence holders	Venues	Gaming machines
30 June 2016	287	1220	16,238
31 March 2016	292	1224	16,274
31 December 2015	300	1238	16,393
30 September 2015	309	1255	16,440
30 June 2015	309	1266	16,579
31 March 2015	312	1277	16,614
31 Dec 2014	312	1287	16,717
30 Sept 2014	321	1300	16,814
30 June 2014	329	1321	17,130
31 March 2014	336	1330	17,182
31 Dec 2013	338	1335	17,266
30 Sept 2013	347	1343	17,320
30 June 2013	351	1356	17,534
31 March 2013	353	1367	17,542
31 Dec 2012	357	1381	17,670
30 Sept 2012	361	1390	17,827
30 June 2012	361	1400	17,943
31 March 2012	359	1403	18,001
31 Dec 2011	360	1410	18,133
30 Sept 2011	360	1409	18,167
30 June 2011	364	1421	18,309