Expenses by slot type: online, terrestrial, club
Definitions and Data Frames
Club slots are electronic slot machines (EGMs) in pubs and hotels outside casinos. In official statistics, it is the string Gaming Machines (no casino). & x20;
Land (casino) slots - machines installed in the casino. In the national summary, casino expenses are taken into account in total (machines + tables), therefore, for slots in the casino, we give the upper limit for the Casino * line.
Online slots - prohibited by law in Australia (Interactive Gambling Act 2001); there is no legal revenue, estimates relate only to the illegal offshore segment.
The current last full year is 2022-23 (39th edition of Australian Gambling Statistics *), on which amounts and shares are based. & x20;
Club slots: where they spend the most
Total losses of players on EGM outside the casino in 2022-23: A $15. 765 billion, which is about 50.1% of all gaming losses in the country (all types of gaming). By state: NSW - 8. 131 billion (51. 6% club segment), QLD - 3. 242 billion (20. 6%), VIC — 3. 022 billion (19. 2%), SA — 0. 918 billion (5. 8%), ACT — 0. 189 billion (1. 2%), NT — 0. 149 billion (0. 9%), TAS — 0. 114 billion (0. 7%).&x20;
Recalculation per adult resident - A $765. 25 on the national average for the year. & x20;
Conclusion: Club machines are the main spending channel for slots in Australia, concentration is highest in NSW, followed by QLD and VIC. & x20;
Ground (casino) slots: a cautious assessment
Total casino gaming losses (tables + machines) in 2022-23 were A $3. 612 billion Since there is no "inside casino: machines vs tables" section in the AGS summary table, it is correct to use the range:
Total for ground slots (clubs + casinos): from A $15. 8 billion (clubs only) to A $19. 4 billion (clubs + the entire line of casinos as an upper limit). Share of all gambling losses (A $31. 467 billion) - from 50% to ≈62%. & x20;
Online Slots: Shadow Status and Magnitude
Online casinos/" pokii" are prohibited from being provided in Australia (IGA 2001). The regulator ACMA regularly blocks illegal sites; by 2024-2025 1000 + resources are blocked, and the number is growing. This indirectly confirms the noticeable illegal demand, but there is no official estimate of losses on online slots.
Industry estimates of the scale of the online "black market" vary: for example, analysts at Regulus Partners estimated Australia's illegal online market at about £1 billion (~ A $1. 9 billion) as a share of the total online market; this is a unit that includes bets in addition to casinos. It is impossible to bind purely "online slots" from it without serious assumptions.
Conclusion online: for 2025, there are no legal statistics on online slots (the product is prohibited), and any offshore amounts are only estimated and usually relate to the entire online market, and not to slots separately.
Context: total volume and dynamics
Cumulative Australian gambling losses in 2022-23 - A $31. 467 billion (including slots, casinos, keno, lotteries and betting). Of these, A $23. 064 billion - the gaming sector (including club machines and casinos), the rest - wagering. & x20;
Analytical reviews confirm the order of magnitude (≈A$31. 5-32 billion) and estimate the share of "pokies" in the ~ half of all losses.
What it means for the main section ("How much Australians spend on slot machines in 2025")
1. Club slots - a stable "core" of expenses: ~ A $15. 8 billion in the last full year, dominated by NSW. & x20;
2. Casino slots - add up to A $3. 6 billion in the upper limit (really less, because part of the casino income is tables). & x20;
3. Online slots - prohibited; players spend any money outside the legal system and without public reporting; scales can only be approximately judged by the number of ACMA locks and independent estimates of "black" online (aggregated for different products).
Sources
*Australian Gambling Statistics, 39th ed. (1997-98 - 2022-23) - D/E summary tables (operating costs by product and per capita). & x20;
ACMA: Legal status of online casinos and blocking of illegal sites.
Regulus Partners (industry review "black market gambling," 2024): the order of magnitude of the illegal online market (aggregate).
Australian Institute/Grattan Institute: confirmation of the order of total losses.
Club slots are electronic slot machines (EGMs) in pubs and hotels outside casinos. In official statistics, it is the string Gaming Machines (no casino). & x20;
Land (casino) slots - machines installed in the casino. In the national summary, casino expenses are taken into account in total (machines + tables), therefore, for slots in the casino, we give the upper limit for the Casino * line.
Online slots - prohibited by law in Australia (Interactive Gambling Act 2001); there is no legal revenue, estimates relate only to the illegal offshore segment.
The current last full year is 2022-23 (39th edition of Australian Gambling Statistics *), on which amounts and shares are based. & x20;
Club slots: where they spend the most
Total losses of players on EGM outside the casino in 2022-23: A $15. 765 billion, which is about 50.1% of all gaming losses in the country (all types of gaming). By state: NSW - 8. 131 billion (51. 6% club segment), QLD - 3. 242 billion (20. 6%), VIC — 3. 022 billion (19. 2%), SA — 0. 918 billion (5. 8%), ACT — 0. 189 billion (1. 2%), NT — 0. 149 billion (0. 9%), TAS — 0. 114 billion (0. 7%).&x20;
Recalculation per adult resident - A $765. 25 on the national average for the year. & x20;
Conclusion: Club machines are the main spending channel for slots in Australia, concentration is highest in NSW, followed by QLD and VIC. & x20;
Ground (casino) slots: a cautious assessment
Total casino gaming losses (tables + machines) in 2022-23 were A $3. 612 billion Since there is no "inside casino: machines vs tables" section in the AGS summary table, it is correct to use the range:
- The lower limit of expenses for slots in the casino is at least 0 (if all expenses were on the tables).
- Upper bound - all casinos, A $3. 612 billion (if 100% of casino gaming accounted for machines).
- The real value is between these poles and is added to the club segment when evaluating all "ground slots." & x20;
Total for ground slots (clubs + casinos): from A $15. 8 billion (clubs only) to A $19. 4 billion (clubs + the entire line of casinos as an upper limit). Share of all gambling losses (A $31. 467 billion) - from 50% to ≈62%. & x20;
Online Slots: Shadow Status and Magnitude
Online casinos/" pokii" are prohibited from being provided in Australia (IGA 2001). The regulator ACMA regularly blocks illegal sites; by 2024-2025 1000 + resources are blocked, and the number is growing. This indirectly confirms the noticeable illegal demand, but there is no official estimate of losses on online slots.
Industry estimates of the scale of the online "black market" vary: for example, analysts at Regulus Partners estimated Australia's illegal online market at about £1 billion (~ A $1. 9 billion) as a share of the total online market; this is a unit that includes bets in addition to casinos. It is impossible to bind purely "online slots" from it without serious assumptions.
Conclusion online: for 2025, there are no legal statistics on online slots (the product is prohibited), and any offshore amounts are only estimated and usually relate to the entire online market, and not to slots separately.
Context: total volume and dynamics
Cumulative Australian gambling losses in 2022-23 - A $31. 467 billion (including slots, casinos, keno, lotteries and betting). Of these, A $23. 064 billion - the gaming sector (including club machines and casinos), the rest - wagering. & x20;
Analytical reviews confirm the order of magnitude (≈A$31. 5-32 billion) and estimate the share of "pokies" in the ~ half of all losses.
What it means for the main section ("How much Australians spend on slot machines in 2025")
1. Club slots - a stable "core" of expenses: ~ A $15. 8 billion in the last full year, dominated by NSW. & x20;
2. Casino slots - add up to A $3. 6 billion in the upper limit (really less, because part of the casino income is tables). & x20;
3. Online slots - prohibited; players spend any money outside the legal system and without public reporting; scales can only be approximately judged by the number of ACMA locks and independent estimates of "black" online (aggregated for different products).
💡Summary of slot types:
💡- Club: A $15. 765 billion (≈50% of all gambling losses).
💡- Land (casino): 0 - A $3. 612 billion (upper limit).
💡- Online: no legal statistics; offshore - only landmarks that are not separable by "slots."
Sources
*Australian Gambling Statistics, 39th ed. (1997-98 - 2022-23) - D/E summary tables (operating costs by product and per capita). & x20;
ACMA: Legal status of online casinos and blocking of illegal sites.
Regulus Partners (industry review "black market gambling," 2024): the order of magnitude of the illegal online market (aggregate).
Australian Institute/Grattan Institute: confirmation of the order of total losses.
