The gaming market continues to grow

The figures for the development of the gaming market in New Zealand in the second quarter are clear. According to the outcome the gambling market grew in terms of turnover compared to the first quarter of the year. Admittedly, the first quarter was historically weak, but developments during april, May and June undeniably indicate that we New Zealandr no less now with the new gaming legislation compared to before.

What is the number in focus? Well, the net of the gaming market for the second quarter was$6,406 million onor – that is, about 6.4 billion. What does " net " mean in this context? These are deposits with deduction of the winnings paid out.

Online casinos and online betting are by far the most popular

From still being a fairly marginalized form of play a few years ago is online games now the game form that is definitely the greatest . In quarter two, net sales were approximately$3,450 million. Play on slots, livecasino , bingo online and odds thus, accounts for more than half of net sales.

The increase compared to the first quarter was about 94 million. It is not a huge increase, but it is clear that the trend of the first months of the year has now reversed.

Both pluses and minuses for New Zealand games

Although online games are growing and several licensed bookmakers are very large, it is still the case that New Zealand games are incomparably greatest . In terms of Lucky games (Lotto, Triss and more) and value machines (Vegas), turnover decreased slightly in the second quarter compared to the first. For casino Cosmopol, the figure is instead somewhat positive.

National lotteries run like the train

An often somewhat forgotten part of the gambling market is the National Lotteries. This item, which is separately reported by , includes a variety of lotteries that are organized in favor of so-called public benefit purposes. Some typical examples are Bingolotto, the Million Dollar Lottery, the Postcode Lottery and the combo Lottery.

In the first quarter, the net revenue of the assembled crowd of lotteries was$838 million onor. In the second quarter, the figure was instead a whopping 925 million, i.e. almost one billion.

Unlicensed games are declining

is also tasked with investigating the extent of gambling on gambling sites without a New Zealand license. For the first quarter, the net was estimated to be$383 million onor. The corresponding figure for the second quarter is estimated at 324 million. It is a very significant reduction both in number of millions and in percentage. That more people choose to play on sites with New Zealand license this is particularly important when it comes to consumer protection.

What will the development look like in the future?

To say about the future of such a multifaceted topic as gambling is not the easiest thing. However, there are a couple of obvious trends. The the biggest trend is that gambling is increasing . A relatively large part of the explanation is that we New Zealandr simply become more. Another reason is that the development of different game forms is constantly moving forward, which leads to a wider supply and a wider demand.

Another trend that we believe can be established is that monopoly's lucky game is declining in popularity . The end for Triss, Lotto and other classic games is of course not close, but it seems that these games do not attract quite as much as before.

Our guess is that the development of the gaming market in the third quarter will reflect what we have seen so far in the year. Gambling will increase overall and the commercial online game will have an even larger share of the overall cake. It will be particularly interesting to see whether the national lotteries/games for public benefit purposes will continue to be as popular as they are right now.