Online Gambling Statistics Australia
- Us Gambling Statistics
- Online Gambling Statistics Australia Coronavirus
- Online Gambling Risks And Statistics
This edition of Australian Gambling Statistics contains 2016–2017 gambling statistics for all Australian states and territories.
To see how Victoria compares with the rest of Australia on gambling expenditure, see Gambling in Victoria on the Foundation's website.
This comprehensive set of data covers the entire range of legalised Australian gambling products such as pokies, casino, race betting, sports betting and lotteries. It provides a wide range of gambling data, including total turnover, total expenditure, per adult turnover, per adult expenditure, percentage change in turnover and expenditure each year, market share of each gambling product and government revenue collected from gambling taxes.
According to the survey, the average age for an Australian gamer is now 32, compared to 36 for the whole population, and 75% are 18 or older. Even so, younger people are well-represented, with 94%. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, most Australian parents would agree that online gaming was a lot more than just a growing trend.
Notable findings were:
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- total gambling expenditure in Australia decreased from $23.804 billion in 2015–2016 to $23.694 billion in 2016-17 (a 0.5 per cent decrease)
- per adult gambling expenditure in Australia decreased from $1,277.83 to $1,251.39 (a 1.7 per cent decrease)
- total electronic gaming machine expenditure in Australia increased from $12.074 billion to $12.136 billion (a 0.5 per cent increase)
- total casino expenditure in Australia decreased from $5.195 billion to $4.790 billion (a 7.8 per cent decrease)
- total race betting expenditure in Australia increased from $3.099 billion to $3.313 billion (a 6.9 per cent increase)
- total sports betting expenditure in Australia increased from $921 million to $1.062 billion (a 15.3 per cent increase).
For more information, see the 34th edition of the Australian Gambling Statistics on the Queensland Government Statistician's Office website.
- Technology use in gambling Australia 2014-2018 by method. Share of bets placed by online gamblers in Australia 2019 by wagering type. Gender breakdown of online gambling Australia by wagering type 2019. Leading motivations for betting online Australia 2019. Share of gambling before and during COVID-19 in Australia 2020, by location.
- The State of Online Gaming 2019 research report highlights the latest findings in Limelight Networks’ ongoing series of consumer surveys about online habits and opinions. This report is based on responses from 4,500 consumers in France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States age 18 and older who play video games at least once.
- Online Gambling Statistics. 2001 was recently updated to outlaw so-called 'in-play' betting on sports in Australia. Some online sportsbetting sites do operate in Australia, mainly licensed in.
Media contact:
Fiona Skivington, Manager, Media & Communication
on +61428248931 or fiona.skivington@responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au
This edition of Australian Gambling Statistics contains 2017–2018 gambling statistics for all Australian states and territories.
To see how Victoria compares with the rest of Australia on gambling expenditure, see Gambling in Victoria on the Foundation's website.
This comprehensive set of data covers the entire range of legalised Australian gambling products such as pokies, casino, race betting, sports betting and lotteries. It provides a wide range of gambling data, including total turnover, total expenditure, per adult turnover, per adult expenditure, percentage change in turnover and expenditure each year, market share of each gambling product and government revenue collected from gambling taxes.
Online Gambling Statistics Australia Coronavirus
Notable findings were:
- total gambling expenditure in Australia increased from $23.694 billion in 2016–2017 to $24.887 billion in 2017–2018 (a 5.0 per cent increase)
- per adult gambling expenditure in Australia increased from $1,251.39 to $1,292.25 (a 3.3 per cent increase)
- total electronic gaming machine expenditure in Australia increased from $12.136 billion to $12.520 billion (a 3.2 per cent increase)
- total casino expenditure in Australia increased from $4.790 billion to $5.101 billion (a 6.5 per cent increase)
- total race betting expenditure in Australia increased from $3.313 billion to $3.547 billion (a 7.1 per cent increase)
- total sports betting expenditure in Australia increased from $1.062 billion to $1.235 billion (a 16.3 per cent increase).
Online Gambling Risks And Statistics
For more information, see the 35th edition of the Australian Gambling Statistics on the Queensland Government Statistician's Office website.