{"id":777004263,"date":"2023-04-13T12:52:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777004263"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:53:36","slug":"strong-growth-in-queensland-slot-revenue-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/strong-growth-in-queensland-slot-revenue-in-march","title":{"rendered":"Strong growth in Queensland slot revenue in March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hotel machine gross revenue was up 12.1 per cent to AU$148.96m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- Queensland&#8217;s slot machine revenue rose significantly in March 2023. According to Wohlsen Consulting, <strong>hotel machine gross revenue <\/strong>rose by 12.1 per cent month-on-month to AU$148.96m (US$99.68m) and <strong>club machine gross revenue<\/strong> by 11.3 per cent to AU$113.81m (US$76.16m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The figures were boosted by the<strong> five Fridays <\/strong>and eight total weekend days compared to the same month in 2022, when masks and sign-ins were still required. The overall Queensland market saw a yearly increase of 7.6 per cent and a monthly increase of 11.7 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brisbane&#8217;s machine gross revenue showed the strongest performance in the state with a monthly increase of 13.9 per cent to AU$57.76m (US$38.65m). The Gold Coast, the second-highest performer, saw an increase of 12.3 per cent to AU$36.41m (US$24.37m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The figures suggest a strong <strong>recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic<\/strong>, with people returning to gaming venues after the relaxation of Covid-19 measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australian-banks-call-for-ban-on-credit-card-use-for-online-sports-gambling\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian banks call for ban on credit card use for online sports gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hotel machine gross revenue was up 12.1 per cent to AU$148.96m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Queensland's land-based slot machine Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) experienced significant growth in March 2023, with hotel machine GGR up 12.1% to AU$148.96m and club machine GGR up 11.3% to AU$113.81m. This surge, particularly strong in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, is attributed to an increased number of weekend days and a robust recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic's impact.","focusai_entities":"Wohlsen Consulting","focusai_location":"Australia, Queensland, Brisbane, Gold Coast","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR growth sustainability?","query":"What is the projected long-term GGR trajectory for Queensland's hotel and club machine segments, considering potential regulatory changes or shifts in consumer behavior beyond the immediate post-pandemic recovery?"},{"label":"Regional performance drivers?","query":"Beyond the general market recovery, what specific operational or demographic factors contributed to Brisbane's and the Gold Coast's superior GGR performance compared to other regions within Queensland?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,163],"tags":[23907],"class_list":["post-777004263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-finance-news","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777004263"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777004288,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004263\/revisions\/777004288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777004263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777004263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777004263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}