Levy Presentation Data - Service User Data

Problem Gambling in New Zealand
Service User Data - Problem Gambling Levy Presentation Data

The problem gambling levy is set under the Gambling Act 2003 to reimburse the Government for the costs of the problem gambling integrated strategy to prevent and minimise gambling harm.

The levy is collected on the profits of New Zealand’s four main gambling operators: gaming machines in pubs and clubs, casinos, the New Zealand Racing Board and the New Zealand Lotteries Commission.

The levy is set every three years, with the formula used for calculating the levy rates for each sector specified by the Gambling Act 2003. The levy is calculated using rates of player expenditure (losses) on each gambling subsector and rates of client presentations to problem gambling services attributable to each gambling subsector.

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The Department of Internal Affairs (www.dia.govt.nz) (publishes gambling player expenditure statistics.)

The problem gambling levy presentation data, shown in Table 1 below, represents the number and distribution primary problem gambling modes recorded by clients who have received a full, facilitation, or follow-up problem gambling treatment service

The problem gambling levy presentation data in Table 1 comprises the following elements:

All clients who recorded a primary gambling mode
All agencies (inpatient and outpatient)
All client types (Gambler, Affected Family Members, and Affected Other)
Total clients (new and existing)
Full intervention, facilitation, and follow-up services accessed by clients, including Gambling Helpline full and facilitation services (brief intervention clients are excluded).

Please note that if a client records more than one primary gambling mode, it is split equally between the modes recorded.

Table 1: The number of primary problem gambling modes recorded, and the percentage of primary gambling modes recorded against the total, since 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009

Gambling mode	Jul - Sep 2008	Oct - Dec 2008	Jan - Mar 2009	Apr - Jun 2009	Total unique clients 2008/09¹
Class 4 Gaming Machines (Pubs and Clubs)	1494	1556	1567	1777	3777
Class 4 Gaming Machines (%)	63.5%	63.9%	61.9%	61.5%	62.2%
Casino Gaming Machines	258	239	258	251	573
Casino Gaming Machines (%)	11.0%	9.8%	10.2%	8.7%	9.4%
Casino Tables	156	133	161	203	425
Casino Tables (%)	6.6%	5.5%	6.3%	7.0%	7.0%
Track betting	73	79	81	112	191
Track betting (%)	3.1%	3.3%	3.2%	3.9%	3.1%
Sports Betting	75	99	92	95	203
Sports Betting (%)	3.2%	4.1%	3.6%	3.3%	3.3%
Lotto	60	69	102	156	296
Lotto (%)	2.6%	2.8%	4.0%	5.4%	4.9%
Keno	7	7	6	17	25
Keno (%)	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%
Housie	11	27	16	15	52
Housie (%)	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%	0.9%
Cards	30	63	55	56	131
Cards (%)	1.3%	2.6%	2.2%	1.9%	2.2%
Other Gambling	187	161	196	209	404
Other Gambling (%)	8.0%	6.6%	7.7%	7.2%	6.6%
Total Individuals per quarter	2352	2434	2532	2891	6077
Total %	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

1.The total is the number of unique clients who presented within the date range. NOTE quarterly figures are discrete and do not sum to the total shown, as clients may present for services across quarters

Table 2: Sector share of presentations 2008/09

	Non-casino gaming machines	Casinos	New Zealand Racing Board	Lotteries Commission	Total
Sector Share %	69%	18%	7%	6%	100%
Number	3777	998	394	321	5491

Page last updated: 4 November 2009

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