In the 2020 financial year, the gambling turnover from wagering in New South Wales amounted to close to 7.4 billion Australian dollars. This was significantly higher than wagering turnover in the state of Victoria, which is home to Australia's most famous horse racing event, the Melbourne Cup.
Gambling turnover from wagering in Australia in financial year 2020, by state
(in million Australian dollars)
From source: wagering includes all legal forms of gambling on racing, sporting events and other approved events (e.g., elections). Wagering includes all the racing and sports betting activities mentioned in Table 2 (sports betting and racing combined).
Values have been rounded.
NSW: Total Turnover derived from TAB Limited and NSW Licensed Bookmaker's authorised under Section 16(1) and 19(2) of the Betting and Racing Act 1998.
NT: The 2019–20 NT wagering Turnover and Expenditure figures are an estimate of NT residents only. This estimate is provided to avoid double counting given other jurisdictions are now operating under a point of consumption tax arrangement. In this regard, the 2019–20 figures represent a significant break in time series and comparisons with previous figures are not appropriate.
SA: Does not include turnover for wagering operators authorized to conduct betting operations in South Australia.
VIC: Figure represents Pari-mutuel and Sports bet only. Trackside figure (139.560) not included.
Australia's financial years run from July to June of the following year. For example, FY 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Queensland Government. (December 9, 2022). Gambling turnover from wagering in Australia in financial year 2020, by state (in million Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372812/australia-wagering-turnover-by-state/
Queensland Government. "Gambling turnover from wagering in Australia in financial year 2020, by state (in million Australian dollars)." Chart. December 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372812/australia-wagering-turnover-by-state/
Queensland Government. (2022). Gambling turnover from wagering in Australia in financial year 2020, by state (in million Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372812/australia-wagering-turnover-by-state/
Queensland Government. "Gambling Turnover from Wagering in Australia in Financial Year 2020, by State (in Million Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372812/australia-wagering-turnover-by-state/
Queensland Government, Gambling turnover from wagering in Australia in financial year 2020, by state (in million Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372812/australia-wagering-turnover-by-state/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Gambling turnover from wagering in Australia in financial year 2020, by state (in million Australian dollars) [Graph], Queensland Government, December 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372812/australia-wagering-turnover-by-state/
