Australia Yearbook - 2001

780 Year Book Australia 2001
The industry generated total income of $7,935m
in 1997–98. The major contributor was net
takings from gambling, which increased by 37%
over 1994–95, to $7,086m (89% of total income).
Total income for the casinos industry grew by
64% in the period 1994–95 to 1997–98, a much
higher rate than for lotteries (25%) and other
gambling services (28%). Nevertheless, in terms
of operating profit margin the lotteries and other
gambling services industries (8.6% and 18.4%
respectively) outperformed casinos (–10.8%).
This was partly due to the very high abnormal
expenses incurred by casinos in 1997–98.
Total expenses in 1997–98 for the gambling
services industry was $7,518m; the major expense
item was gambling/gaming taxes and levies, which
accounted for just over 35% of total expenses.
Further information is included in the article
Gambling in Australia in Year Book Australia,
2000.
21.43 GAMBLING SERVICES INDUSTRIES
Units Lotteries Casinos
Other gambling
services Total
Businesses at 30 June
1994–95 no. 178 14 1 849 2 041
1997–98 no. 134 13 1 629 1 776
Change % –24.7 –7.1 –11.9 –13.0
Employment at 30 June
1994–95 no. 2 006 15 837 14 219 32 062
1997–98 no. 2 782 20 531 13 722 37 035
Change % 38.7 29.6 –3.5 15.5
Net takings from gambling
1994–95 $m 1 885.1 1 381.8 1 909.5 5 176.4
1997–98 $m 2 440.3 2 165.1 2 480.8 7 086.2
Change % 29.5 56.7 29.9 36.9
Commissions from gambling
1994–95 $m 19.9 0.9 85.2 106.0
1997–98 $m 17.0 1.5 99.4 117.9
Change % –14.5 66.7 16.7 11.2
Total income (net of payouts to players)
1994–95 $m 2 039.9 1 650.5 2 093.9 5 784.3
1997–98 $m 2 545.1 2 709.7 2 680.5 7 935.3
Change % 24.8 64.2 28.0 37.2
Operating profit before tax
1994–95 $m 250.2 107.4 405.4 762.9
1997–98 $m 217.2 –287.9 489.7 419.0
Change % –13.2 –368.2 20.8 –45.1
Operating profit margin
1994–95 % 12.5 6.5 19.6 13.4
1997–98 % 8.6 –10.8 18.4 5.3
Source: Gambling Industries, Australia, 1997–98 (8684.0).