A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed financial information from LotteryWest regarding marketing expenditure, Super Draw performance, and player spending habits between 1996 and 2006. The response provides some data on Super Draw revenue and promotion costs, but states an inability to extract other requested information.

AnsweredQoN 744Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 March 2006
Portfolio
Government Enterprises

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In relation to LotteryWest, can the Minister advise -
(1) What was the total amount spent on marketing and promotion each year for the period 1996 to 2006?
(2) For each week in which a Saturday Lotto “super draw” (or similar) occurred during the period 1996 to 2006;
(a) What was the total amount spent by Western Australians?
(b) How many games were sold?
(c) How much was spent by LotteryWest promoting each draw?
(d)
What was the average spent per player, for each "super draw" week?
(3) For each year between 1996 and 2006, what was the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, including systems purchases?
(4) For each year between 1996 and 2006, what was the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, excluding systems games?
(5)
For each year between 1996 and 2006, how many “Registered players” were on the database?

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Answered
2 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Government Enterprises
Response time
35 days
(b) How many games were sold? (c) How much was spent by LotteryWest promoting each draw? (d) What was the average spent per player, for each "super draw" week?
(c) How much was spent by LotteryWest promoting each draw? (d) What was the average spent per player, for each "super draw" week?
(d) What was the average spent per player, for each "super draw" week?
(2) (a) 17 February 1996$6,435,977 23 March 1996 $6,278,418 11 May 1996 $6,671,286 23 July 1996 $5,681,765 12 October 1996 $5,890,348 7 December 1996 $5,816,690 15 February 1997$6,155,678 12 April 1997 $6,500,526 21 June 1997 $6,592,693 23 August 1997 $6,249,619 18 October 1997 $6,386,874 13 December 1997$7,912,450 14 February 1998$7,002,287 4 April 1998 $7,356,426 20 June 1998 $7,745,664 22 August 1998 $7,737,060 17 October 1998 $7,413,014 12 December 1998$7,853,664 13 February 1999$7,071,871 17 April 1999 $7,887,708 5 June 1999 $7,320,067 21 August 1999 $7,732,464 23 October 1999 $6,912,911 1 January 2000 $16,517,371 12 February 2000$6,823,315 8 April 2000 $8,022,621 17 June 2000 $9,017,904 12 August 2000 $6,814,689 21 October 2000 $6,902,994 30 December 2000$14,257,456 24 February 2001$7,342,338 5 May 2001 $8,132,229 30 June 2001 $10,075,529 25 August 2001 $7,643,122 20 October 2001 $8,323,647 29 December 2001$16,109,383 23 February 2002$8,257,883 20 April 2002 $8,447,204 29 June 2002 $11,235,921 24 August 2002 $9,083,320 19 October 2002 $8,802,829 28 December 2002$16,177,053 15 February 2003$9,426,488 12 April 2003 $9,668,509 14 June 2003 $14,018,588 2 August 2003 $10,960,451 20 September 2003$9,549,511 8 November 2003 $9,098,204 27 December 2003$16,713,153 14 February 2004$9,238,366 3 April 2004 $9,550,091 5 June 2004 $13,938,623 31 July 2004 $10,007,011 18 September 2004$9,863,111 6 November 2004 $10,835,755 1 January 2005 $20,159,117 19 February 2005$9,578,929 9 April 2005 $10,175,440 4 June 2005 $11,843,760 30 July 2005 $10,875,525 17 September 2005$9,275,168 5 November 2005 $10,020,665 31 December 2005$19,788,853 18 February 2006$9,970,418 (b) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the number of games sold. (c) 17 February 1996Not kept as separate records 23 March 1996 Not kept as separate records 11 May 1996 Not kept as separate records 27 July 1996 Not kept as separate records 12 October 1996 Not kept as separate records 7 December 1996 $67,828 16 February 1997$66,925 12 April 1997 $66,926 21 June 1997 $74,277 23 August 1997 $74,017 18 October 1997 $75,677 13 December 1997$83,097 14 February 1998$73,404 7 April 1998 $75,268 20 June 1998 $70,012 22 August 1998 $88,628 17 October 1998 $90,059 12 December 1998$96,526 13 February 1999$83,618 17 April 1999 $90,980 5 June 1999 $83,808 21 August 1999 $98,608 23 October 1999 $93,728 31 December 1999$173,726 12 February 2000$92,986 8 April 2000 $99,330 17 June 2000 $150,687 12 August 2000 $97,383 21 October 2000 $124,161 30 December 2000$224,538 24 February 2001$100,130 5 May 2001 $112,863 30 June 2001 $154,840 25 August 2001 $104,823 20 October 2001 $140,352 29 December 2001$279,706 23 February 2002$101,813 20 April 2002 $135,400 29 June 2002 $201,171 24 August 2002 $137,620 19 October 2002 $142,670 28 December 2002$283,518 15 February 2003$171,402 12 April 2003 $139,002 14 June 2003 $222,557 2 August 2003 $145,808 20 September 2003$145,657 8 November 2003 $159,463 27 December 2003$324,634 14 February 2004$159,719 3 April 2004 $164,116 5 June 2004 $189,901 31 July 2004 $160,448 18 September 2004$187,743 6 November 2004 $185,199 31 December 2004$336,481 19 February 2005$187,658 9 April 2005 $144,621 4 June 2005 $155,945 30 July 2005 $150,720 7 September2005$172,059 5 November 2005 $164,199 31 December 2005$362,845 18 February 2006$164,771 8 April 2006 $169,130 (d) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average spent per player for each Super Draw week (3) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, including systems purchases (4) We are unable to provide this information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, excluding systems games (5) 1996 102,153 1997 147,371 1998 183,594 1999 177,981 2000 175,491 2001 172,947 2002 176,412 2003 187,757 2004 183,089 2005 167,968 2006 172,017
(b) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the number of games sold. (c) 17 February 1996Not kept as separate records 23 March 1996 Not kept as separate records 11 May 1996 Not kept as separate records 27 July 1996 Not kept as separate records 12 October 1996 Not kept as separate records 7 December 1996 $67,828 16 February 1997$66,925 12 April 1997 $66,926 21 June 1997 $74,277 23 August 1997 $74,017 18 October 1997 $75,677 13 December 1997$83,097 14 February 1998$73,404 7 April 1998 $75,268 20 June 1998 $70,012 22 August 1998 $88,628 17 October 1998 $90,059 12 December 1998$96,526 13 February 1999$83,618 17 April 1999 $90,980 5 June 1999 $83,808 21 August 1999 $98,608 23 October 1999 $93,728 31 December 1999$173,726 12 February 2000$92,986 8 April 2000 $99,330 17 June 2000 $150,687 12 August 2000 $97,383 21 October 2000 $124,161 30 December 2000$224,538 24 February 2001$100,130 5 May 2001 $112,863 30 June 2001 $154,840 25 August 2001 $104,823 20 October 2001 $140,352 29 December 2001$279,706 23 February 2002$101,813 20 April 2002 $135,400 29 June 2002 $201,171 24 August 2002 $137,620 19 October 2002 $142,670 28 December 2002$283,518 15 February 2003$171,402 12 April 2003 $139,002 14 June 2003 $222,557 2 August 2003 $145,808 20 September 2003$145,657 8 November 2003 $159,463 27 December 2003$324,634 14 February 2004$159,719 3 April 2004 $164,116 5 June 2004 $189,901 31 July 2004 $160,448 18 September 2004$187,743 6 November 2004 $185,199 31 December 2004$336,481 19 February 2005$187,658 9 April 2005 $144,621 4 June 2005 $155,945 30 July 2005 $150,720 7 September2005$172,059 5 November 2005 $164,199 31 December 2005$362,845 18 February 2006$164,771 8 April 2006 $169,130 (d) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average spent per player for each Super Draw week (3) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, including systems purchases (4) We are unable to provide this information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, excluding systems games (5) 1996 102,153 1997 147,371 1998 183,594 1999 177,981 2000 175,491 2001 172,947 2002 176,412 2003 187,757 2004 183,089 2005 167,968 2006 172,017
(c) 17 February 1996Not kept as separate records 23 March 1996 Not kept as separate records 11 May 1996 Not kept as separate records 27 July 1996 Not kept as separate records 12 October 1996 Not kept as separate records 7 December 1996 $67,828 16 February 1997$66,925 12 April 1997 $66,926 21 June 1997 $74,277 23 August 1997 $74,017 18 October 1997 $75,677 13 December 1997$83,097 14 February 1998$73,404 7 April 1998 $75,268 20 June 1998 $70,012 22 August 1998 $88,628 17 October 1998 $90,059 12 December 1998$96,526 13 February 1999$83,618 17 April 1999 $90,980 5 June 1999 $83,808 21 August 1999 $98,608 23 October 1999 $93,728 31 December 1999$173,726 12 February 2000$92,986 8 April 2000 $99,330 17 June 2000 $150,687 12 August 2000 $97,383 21 October 2000 $124,161 30 December 2000$224,538 24 February 2001$100,130 5 May 2001 $112,863 30 June 2001 $154,840 25 August 2001 $104,823 20 October 2001 $140,352 29 December 2001$279,706 23 February 2002$101,813 20 April 2002 $135,400 29 June 2002 $201,171 24 August 2002 $137,620 19 October 2002 $142,670 28 December 2002$283,518 15 February 2003$171,402 12 April 2003 $139,002 14 June 2003 $222,557 2 August 2003 $145,808 20 September 2003$145,657 8 November 2003 $159,463 27 December 2003$324,634 14 February 2004$159,719 3 April 2004 $164,116 5 June 2004 $189,901 31 July 2004 $160,448 18 September 2004$187,743 6 November 2004 $185,199 31 December 2004$336,481 19 February 2005$187,658 9 April 2005 $144,621 4 June 2005 $155,945 30 July 2005 $150,720 7 September2005$172,059 5 November 2005 $164,199 31 December 2005$362,845 18 February 2006$164,771 8 April 2006 $169,130 (d) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average spent per player for each Super Draw week (3) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, including systems purchases (4) We are unable to provide this information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, excluding systems games (5) 1996 102,153 1997 147,371 1998 183,594 1999 177,981 2000 175,491 2001 172,947 2002 176,412 2003 187,757 2004 183,089 2005 167,968 2006 172,017
(d) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average spent per player for each Super Draw week (3) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, including systems purchases (4) We are unable to provide this information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, excluding systems games (5) 1996 102,153 1997 147,371 1998 183,594 1999 177,981 2000 175,491 2001 172,947 2002 176,412 2003 187,757 2004 183,089 2005 167,968 2006 172,017
(3) We are unable to extract the information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, including systems purchases (4) We are unable to provide this information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, excluding systems games (5) 1996 102,153 1997 147,371 1998 183,594 1999 177,981 2000 175,491 2001 172,947 2002 176,412 2003 187,757 2004 183,089 2005 167,968 2006 172,017
(4) We are unable to provide this information with regard to the average amount spent per player on Saturday Lotto, excluding systems games (5) 1996 102,153 1997 147,371 1998 183,594 1999 177,981 2000 175,491 2001 172,947 2002 176,412 2003 187,757 2004 183,089 2005 167,968 2006 172,017
(5) 1996 102,153 1997 147,371 1998 183,594 1999 177,981 2000 175,491 2001 172,947 2002 176,412 2003 187,757 2004 183,089 2005 167,968 2006 172,017

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