New Zealand game statistics 2020 vs. 2019

Gambling habits over the past few years

Novus conducts annual surveys on behalf of to provide a picture of our gambling habits and opinions about gambling in general. We regularly follow up on 's reports and compare the statistics annually. The surveys are always carried out during the same period and the target group is anyone in New Zealand between 18 – 79 years.

In the 2018 survey, a total of 1,582 interviews took place where 66% have answered yes to the question of whether they have played for real money in the last 12 months. In the 2019 survey, 1600 interviews have taken place and the question has gone to the same target audience. The percentage that has played in the last year is decreasing. The same goes for the percentage who claim to have played in the last week or month.

Why has online casino become so popular?

A simple question to answer. Casino has long been one of the top entertainment factors worldwide, and if you do it right, the issue is just as easy to defend. – Because it is easy to access and very entertaining. Or? In the survey that made in 2018, it has been found that 66% of New Zealanders played for their own money online.

Of these, 61% said that the entertainment factor is most important when it comes to online gaming. This is something we, like , think should be the primary purpose for play casino online , although, of course, there are those who have a different mindset. In the same study, it turns out that 32% of online gamblers engage in online gambling precisely because there is a chance of profit. 31% play for the opportunity to win badly .

The same measurement from 2019 does not show any major changes. No change at all for the percentage who responded that they are playing to win big, that figure is still 31%. The percentage of people who say they play for entertainment has increased by 1%.

Why do we choose to stop playing?

At the same time, it is interesting to look at the reasons why we stop playing. The same figure, then. 32% said they stopped playing because they never won anything in 2018. A smaller proportion of players believe that there is far too much heated marketing and advertising, so for this reason 4% have dropped out in 2018. The number of players who think that gambling has gone out of control and causes problems is as low as 1% in the same survey.

When we look at the same survey from 2019, the number of people who say they stopped playing because they never win anything, reduced to 29% . The number of people who say they have stopped gambling because of the presence of too heated advertising and marketing has doubled to 8% . The same applies the figure that claims they stopped gambling because gambling turned into a problem, which in 2019 lands at 2% .

How much do New Zealanders play for?

Of all New Zealanders who participated in 's survey, only those who answered yes to the question of whether they have ever played were asked how often do you play? And here there are 2 groups that cover most of the scale. 27% say they play once/a couple of times a week, and 25% say they play less often, sometime a month. The number of players who are active in their gambling Daily is 3%.

Of the group that believes that they play at least once a week, most (43%) are men between 50 – 64 years. 37% are men who are 65 years of age or older. In other words, it does not seem to be quite as popular among women to engage in online gambling in New Zealand.

What do New Zealand gambling habits look like for 2020?

We have of course checked the reports and statistics of the New Zealand gambling authority to see how we play New Zealand now, a little more than a year after New Zealand gaming licenses began to be distributed to casinos aimed at New Zealand players. In 2019, New Zealand bookmakers had a turnover of$ 24.8 billion, after all winnings were paid out. To show what an increase it actually is from the previous year, we have included the table from the gaming Inspectorate.

It turns out that gambling has not decreased at all despite the New Zealand regulations and restrictions regarding only 1 bonus per player and license. And since 2020 is not yet over, we do not have statistics for the whole year. However, it will be interesting to see whether our gambling habits change during the year, as bonus restrictions will be even stricter in July . The maximum limit for the amount that$is edited as a bonus is then$ 100, and the limit for deposits will be$ 5,000 per week for each New Zealand player. Click here for more information about the new restrictions.

We have written in-depth articles about the game statistics for first quarter and second quarter 2020 if you want to read more.

How many people play casino online?

Another thing that always finds out is which gaming trends are the most popular. If you only go to TV commercials and the like, you can easily think that it is online casino games this is the most played game in New Zealand. The casino and betting in all its glory, it is something that has long been popular worldwide. But what is considered the most popular and sought after in New Zealand in terms of online gaming, it is actually lotteries which is the highest in the top in 2018. And far from all this was shot over the internet. When asked how and in what places you have played in the last 12 months, the whole 46% answered that they play in a game store and only 25% that they play online on their mobile .

In 2018, This is 71% engaged in gambling on lotteries. Compared to the 7% who mainly play casino on the internet, that's a huge number. Lotto and other number games are what follows major lotteries online when it comes to the trends in New Zealand. 47% of players prefer to play the lotto, closely followed by games on horses like trotting and galloping by 34%.

What did it look like in 2019?

In the same survey from 2019, the same question was asked to the people who participated in the survey. The question was ’what games have you played in the last 12 months?'And you see a continued increase in interest in lotteries and games at a trot or gallop.

Lotto games appear to have increased by several percent from last year's 71%, while games at trot and Gallop have increased significantly more, by almost 10%. At the same time, it looks like casino games has not increased at all, but seems to have decreased.

Most popular casinos and bookmakers

Thus, it can be stated that it is still a large part of New Zealand's gambling population who engage in their gambling through gambling shops and similar agents. With that statistic, you might not be as puzzled to see that just New Zealand Games is it the bookmaker in New Zealand that undoubtedly attracts the largest audience . These are now available on the internet and can, with the re-regulation in it New Zealand Gambling Act in addition, both offer video slots and online casino games since January 2019. This is in addition to the largest range of lotteries that New Zealand players have known since the late 90s.

In the survey from the gaming Inspectorate, it turns out that 60% of all people who say they play online enter New Zealand games as the primary gaming site they visit in 2018. The question was asked openly and several online gaming companies and casinos have also been mentioned, including . Unibet , LeoVegas , Mr Green , Maria Casino and Betsson . All of these, however, land low on the list with between 0 – 2% of participants . ATG, on the other hand, which, like New ZealandSpel, has given up its monopoly for trotting but has also taken in casino games since the turn of the year, ended up in a steady second place with 15% of online players.

This has not changed significantly, at least not when it comes to New Zealand Games which is still by far New Zealand's most popular bookmaker with 63%. ATG remains the runner-up with an increase of 2% from 2018. But in third place has Bet365 overtaken Unibet and is the first choice for 4% of survey participants from 2019.

New questions in the 2019 survey

Several questions in the 2019 survey are completely new with the new licensing system in force in New Zealand. These we have included below.

• When we read further in the survey that Novus conducted in 2019, we see, despite the new New Zealand licensing system, that very few players know whether a bookmaker has a New Zealand gaming license or not. It is also very few people know where to turn if they have problems with a casino or betting company . When asked if they know how to tell if a bookmaker has a New Zealand license or not, a whopping 95% have answered no. Only 1% have answered that it must be stated on the gaming site, or that the answer can be found on the website.
• When asked if you have played at a gaming company that does not have a New Zealand license in 2019 3% answered Yes. As many as 80% answer No, and the remaining 17% simply do not know. The main reason why players who choose to play on a gaming site without a New Zealand license is that they played there before the new license system entered into$aft.
• Another statistic that feels a bit alarming is that it turns out that half of the players do not know that it is possible to switch off from games via The National Gambling Exclusion Scheme. here you can see that 2% know about it and chose to use The National Gambling Exclusion Scheme, 48% are aware but have not shut themselves off, and a whopping 50% are completely unaware that they can shut themselves off from gambling .

For those of us at 1080facts.co.nz who work with reviewing different gaming companies, it is very easy to determine quite directly whether a casino has a New Zealand gaming license or not. The game page should always have the logo visible at the bottom of the website, and that they are listed on the website under Licenses & permits . Likewise, it is a$of the fact that all the bookmakers we highlight have direct links to The National Gambling Exclusion Scheme, so that players can easily play responsibly.