The New Zealand gaming industry had a turnover of 24.7 billion in 2020
In 2020, the New Zealand gaming industry had a turnover of SEK 24.7 billion. That's all the players ' deposits minus the winnings paid out. Compared to 2019, this is a decrease of 0.4% according to the New Zealand gambling authority's figures. In the last quarter of 2020, turnover was SEK 6.8 billion in the New Zealand gaming market. These figures are preliminary and are based on the New Zealand Tax Agency's data on the decided gambling tax.
The compilation from gamblingcommission.govt.nz shows that the Kiwis in quarter four played more on several types of games than in the previous quarter of 2020. Between October and december, online casino and betting, State Lottery and Vegas slot machine games, and public-benefit games were the highest throughout the year. However, all land-based gambling decreased, which is largely due to restrictions as a result of the corona pandemic.
How does the gaming Inspectorate compile the numbers?
gamblingcommission.govt.nz collects data on turnover of games for public benefit purposes. The gaming companies that are taxable receive a decision on tax from the New Zealand Tax Agency and it is based on the data that the turnover is calculated. When it comes to gambling at casinos that are outside the New Zealand gambling market, the New Zealand gambling authority uses data from H2 Gambling Capital. They are one of the world's leading providers of data from the global gaming market.
Gambling at casinos without a New Zealand license
According to gamblingcommission.govt.nz itself, they have no actual data on how much Kiwis play at casinos without a New Zealand license. The aforementioned company H2 Gambling Capital estimates that in the last quarter of 2020 it was played for SEK 613 to 724 million at companies that are not within the New Zealand licensing system. It is a calculation based on profits paid out, just as turnover on the New Zealand market is calculated.
According to H2 Gambling Capital, the figure for the full year is estimated at between SEK 2.4 and 2.8 billion. Their estimates apply to all games outside the New Zealand gaming market. This also means gambling at casinos that do not target the New Zealand players and thus do not need to have a New Zealand gaming license. This is information that the New Zealand gambling authority itself states in its press release on gambling turnover from 2020.
Players on Game break
Spelpaus is gamblingcommission.govt.nz's self-exclusion system where you can exclude yourself from all games that have a New Zealand license. In the last quarter of 2020, about 59,000 people were registered for game break , an increase of six percent over the previous quarter. Just over two months later, at the beginning of March 2021, the number had increased to almost 61,000 people.
New Zealand has so many gambling companies
The New Zealand gambling authority announced in March that 100 gaming companies were licensed by them. This figure does not include games for public benefit. Most of the companies, as many as 70, are licensed for betting and / or commercial online gaming. The licensed companies may in turn have several online casinos or betting sites.
gamblingcommission.govt.nz continuously collects information about Kiwis ' gambling habits. They then analyze the information to see trends in the Kiwis ' gambling behavior. All companies licensed by the New Zealand gambling authority pay 18% in gambling tax. The tax is based on the difference between the players 'bets and winnings and it is based on the payments that the New Zealand gambling authority can calculate the Kiwis' gambling turnover.