Regional Pokie stats
$1.02 Billion
Money lost on pokies in 2024
Lost on pokies this year*
Lost on pokies today*
977
Class 4 gambling venues
13,985
Pokie machines nationwide
*Estimate based on DIA data
Territorial Local Authorities (TLAs)
Auckland city
$298M+
lost on pokies
3113
machines
210
pokie venues
Buller District
$2.2M+
lost on pokies
58
machines
7
pokie venues
Ashburton District
$7M+
lost on pokies
131
machines
11
pokie venues
Carterton District
$1.7M+
lost on pokies
27
machines
2
pokie venues
Central Hawke's Bay District
$1.6M+
lost on pokies
36
machines
2
pokie venues
Central Otago District
$4.6M+
lost on pokies
107
machines
9
pokie venues
Christchurch City
$93.7M+
lost on pokies
1240
machines
76
pokie venues
Clutha District
$1.9M+
lost on pokies
70
machines
9
pokie venues
Dunedin City
$19.7M+
lost on pokies
350
machines
24
pokie venues
Far North District
$17.4M+
lost on pokies
262
machines
17
pokie venues
Gore District
$3.6M+
lost on pokies
79
machines
6
pokie venues
Grey District
$4.2M+
lost on pokies
69
machines
6
pokie venues
Gisbourne District
$12.9M+
lost on pokies
159
machines
11
pokie venues
Wellington City
$39.8M+
lost on pokies
581
machines
34
pokie venues
Upper Hutt City
$11.2M+
lost on pokies
147
machines
9
pokie venues
Hutt City
$32.8M+
lost on pokies
424
machines
27
pokie venues
Hamilton City
$27.4M+
lost on pokies
377
machines
25
pokie venues
Hastings District
$22M+
lost on pokies
275
machines
17
pokie venues
Horowhenua District
$10.6M+
lost on pokies
126
machines
7
pokie venues
Hauraki District
$5.9M+
lost on pokies
114
machines
9
pokie venues
Hurunui District
$2.9M+
lost on pokies
73
machines
9
pokie venues
Kaikōura District
$2.9M+
lost on pokies
73
machines
9
pokie venues
New Plymouth District
$19M+
lost on pokies
300
machines
21
pokie venues
Kaipara District
$3.1M+
lost on pokies
47
machines
4
pokie venues
Invercargill City
$17.4M+
lost on pokies
226
machines
15
pokie venues
Napier City
$23.5M+
lost on pokies
290
machines
19
pokie venues
Matamata-Piako District
$7.2M+
lost on pokies
147
machines
11
pokie venues
Nelson City
$10.6M+
lost on pokies
135
machines
9
pokie venues
Manawatū District
$5.1M+
lost on pokies
90
machines
5
pokie venues
Masterton District
$4.6M+
lost on pokies
64
machines
4
pokie venues
Marlborough District
$11.6M+
lost on pokies
165
machines
13
pokie venues
Mackenzie District
$1M+
lost on pokies
36
machines
4
pokie venues
Kāpati Coast District
$10.2M+
lost on pokies
184
machines
11
pokie venues
Rotorua City
$25.1M+
lost on pokies
351
machines
24
pokie venues
Ōtorohanga District
$901K+
lost on pokies
23
machines
2
pokie venues
Palmerston North City
$23.1M+
lost on pokies
301
machines
21
pokie venues
Porirua City
$15.7M+
lost on pokies
156
machines
10
pokie venues
Ōpōtiki District
$2.5M+
lost on pokies
49
machines
4
pokie venues
Rangitikei District
$3.2M+
lost on pokies
58
machines
5
pokie venues
Queenstown- Lakes District
$3.9M+
lost on pokies
44
machines
3
pokie venues
Timaru
$11M+
lost on pokies
159
machines
12
pokie venues
South Taranaki
$8.1M+
lost on pokies
157
machines
13
pokie venues
Selwyn
$5.8M+
lost on pokies
123
machines
13
pokie venues
Ruapehu
$2.5M
lost on pokies
73
machines
6
pokie venues
South Waikato
$7.8M+
lost on pokies
142
machines
9
pokie venues
Taupō
$11.7M+
lost on pokies
151
machines
11
pokie venues
South Wairarapa
$1.7M+
lost on pokies
51
machines
4
pokie venues
Tararua
$3.6M+
lost on pokies
96
machines
7
pokie venues
Tauranga City
$37.6M+
lost on pokies
463
machines
31
pokie venues
Tasman
$9.7M+
lost on pokies
130
machines
9
pokie venues
Thames-Coromandel
$11.8M+
lost on pokies
246
machines
20
pokie venues
Waimakariri
$10.3M+
lost on pokies
165
machines
11
pokie venues
Waikato
$10.2M+
lost on pokies
228
machines
17
pokie venues
Whangārei
$19.7M+
lost on pokies
249
machines
18
pokie venues
Waimate
$774K+
lost on pokies
17
machines
2
pokie venues
Waitomo
$2.2M+
lost on pokies
50
machines
4
pokie venues
Waitaki
$4M+
lost on pokies
108
machines
11
pokie venues
Wairoa
$2.2M+
lost on pokies
40
machines
3
pokie venues
Waipā
$9.8M+
lost on pokies
208
machines
14
pokie venues
Whakatāne
$12.1M+
lost on pokies
161
machines
10
pokie venues
Western Bay of Plenty
$8.5M+
lost on pokies
141
machines
9
pokie venues
Southland
$3.6M+
lost on pokies
85
machines
13
pokie venues
Whanganui
$12.4M+
lost on pokies
218
machines
14
pokie venues
