Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Internal Affairs
01/12/2020
Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Internal Affairs by the Gaming Machine Association of NZ.
Source: GMANZ
Other Resources: Resources
Gambling Harm Prevention & Minimisation Fact Sheet
30/08/2015
Source: DIA
This fact sheet describes what measures the The Gambling Act 2003 contains to minimise the harm caused to problem gamblers by pokies.
...Guide to Pokies in New Zealand - DIA
30/10/2016
This guide describes how The Department of Internal Affairs regulates the electronic gaming machine sector in New Zealand.
...Millions to the Community
18/05/2018
Source: GMANZ
In the 2016/17 year gaming machine grants delivered over $300 million to community organisations across New Zealand.
Mitigating problem gambling
18/05/2018
Source: GMANZ
Gaming machine operators are serious about minimising harm to problem gamblers. This fact sheet explains the steps gaming machine...
How does the Class 4 funding model work?
18/05/2018
Source: GMANZ
Our Class 4 gambling system is unique to New Zealand, with a proportion of the money gamblers lose being legally required to be...
Where does gaming machine money go?
18/05/2018
Source: GMANZ
The money put into a gaming machine that is not returned to a player is called Gaming Machine Profits (GMP). GMP is distributed...
How do pokie machines work?
18/05/2018
Source: GMANZ
By design, pokie machines take in more money than they give out and every spin is random. Machines and venues also contain...
Viewpoint NZ: Pokies ban
29/11/2018
Source: NZ Herald
Viewpoint NZ video covering the debate about pokie machines. GMANZs Bruce Robertson is interviewed at the 23 minute mark.
...2017 Community Distribution
01/12/2019
Source: GMANZ
Class 4 Gaming proceeds are returned to the community. Proceeds from 32 societies operating in the Class 4 gamning sector in the 2017...
2018 Community Distribution
18/12/2019
Source: GMANZ
Class 4 Gaming proceeds are returned to the community. Proceeds from 32 societies operating in the Class 4 gamning sector in the 2018...
Costs without benefits
30/08/2019
Source: TDB Advisory
A two-sided review of a one-sided analysis of gambling.
Mythbuster
25/06/2020
Source: GMANZ
The facts – not fiction – about pokies in pubs (class 4 gaming machines)
Class 4 Data Analytic review 2019
01/11/2020
An overall increase in the amount granted per Society over the past three years has resulted in an increase in sport, community, and...