Encouraging Best Practice in Gambling
26/06/2019
In a first of its kind, the Department of Internal Affairs has granted Hamilton-based Grassroots Trust [Grassroots] a three-year Class 4 Gambling licence. Grassroots demonstrated best practice through their strong policies and practice and commitment to harm minimisation.
Source: DIA
Other Resources: Media
Landmark Australian case throws out pokie machine claims
In a landmark Australian court case, a federal judge has dismissed claims made under Australian Consumer Law that pokie machines were...
New Zealand gaming industry unveils world-first facial recognition technology to help problem gamblers
21/05/2018
A world-first facial recognition system, to help problem gamblers by identifying people who are excluded from gaming venues, is being...
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...
Submission on Waikato District Council’s Gambling Venue Policy
24/07/2018
The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand represents the vast majority of the gaming machine societies that operate in New...
Media Statement - Waikato District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
24/07/2018
For immediate release
Community Participation Urged in the Waikato District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review
...Quarterly statistics press release 14 August 2018
14/08/2018
Quarterly statistics press release 14 August 2018 show more funds available for the community
Media Statement - Waitaki District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
28/08/2018
Sports clubs and community groups are being urged to have their say at the upcoming Waitaki District Council gambling venue policy...
Community Participation Urged in the Grey District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review
31/05/2018
Sports clubs and community groups are being urged to have their say at the upcoming Grey District...
Hamilton City Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
05/03/2018
Source: GMANZ
Concerns raised with $17,000 of ratepayer money spent on premature gambling venue policy review. Hamilton City’s Gambling Venue...
Media Statement - Marlborough District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
08/12/2017
Source: GMANZ
Community Participation Urged in the Marlborough District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review. Sports clubs and community...
Media Statement - Selwyn District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
15/06/2018
Source: GMANZ
Community Participation Urged in the Selwyn District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review. Sports clubs and community...
Media Statement - South Waikato District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
07/03/2018
Source: GMANZ
Community Participation Urged in the South Waikato District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review. Sports clubs and...
Media Statement - Stratford District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
21/03/2018
Source: GMANZ
Community Participation Urged in the Stratford District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review. Sports clubs and community...
Quarterly Stats Nov 2018 - Press Release
10/11/2018
Source: GMANZ
Keeping funding available on sustainable levels to community organisations across New Zealand is looking more secure, with a 3.4...
Media Statement - Gisborne District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
19/03/2019
Source: GMANZ
Community Participation Urged in the Gisborne District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review
Sports clubs and community...
Media Statement - Matamata-Piako District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
29/03/2019
Source: GMANZ
Community Participation Urged in the Matamata-Piako District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review
Media Statement - Whakatane District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
04/04/2019
Source: GMANZ
Community Participation Urged in the Whakatane District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review
Public's views wanted on Western Bay gambling policy
05/04/2019
Source: NZ Herald
Sports clubs and community groups are being urged to have their say at the upcoming Western Bay of Plenty District Council gambling...
Technology help for problem gamblers
13/03/2019
Source: Gisborne Herald
Facial recognition technology will be used to help problem gamblers from losing money in Gisborne pokie machines.
Facial recognition technology to help problem gamblers
11/03/2019
Source: Scoop
New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) has installed facial recognition technology at all six of its Gisborne gaming venues to help...
Media Statement - Wairarapa Gambling Venue Policy Review
01/05/2019
Source: GMANZ
Councils Urged to Make an Evidence-Based Gambling Venue Policy Decision
Media Statement - Whangarei District Gambling Venue Policy Review
15/05/2019
Source: GMANZ
Whangarei District Council Urged to Make an Evidence-Based Gambling Venue Policy Decision
Latest Gaming Statistics reflect continued decline in Community Fund raising capacity
17/05/2019
Source: GMANZ
The latest Quarterly Gaming Statistics released by the DIA create an illusion that real funding availability for the community is...
Media Statement - Southland District Gambling Venue Policy Review
12/06/2019
$1m in Community Funding, 1 Problem Gambler Seeks Treatment: Time to Change Southland District’s Gambling Venue Policy
The Southland...
Media Statement - South Taranaki District Gambling Venue Policy Review
12/06/2019
Source: GMANZ
South Taranaki District Council Urged to Make an Evidence-Based Gambling Venue Policy Decision
Gaming policy change sought
15/06/2019
Source: Otago Daily Times
The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand is asking the Southland District Council to modify the Southland district gambling...
Community Groups receive more than $2.422 million
11/04/2019
Source: Scoop
294 community groups across New Zealand have recently received a share of $2.422 million in grants to support their work thanks to...
Media Statement - Invercargill City Gambling Venue Policy Review
17/07/2019
Source: GMANZ
Invercargill City Council Urged to Make an Evidence-Based Gambling Venue Policy Decision
Southland art showcased on world stage
25/07/2019
Source: Southland Express
ILT Foundation supports Southland Art.
Media Statement - Tasman District Council Gambling Venue Policy Review
13/08/2019
Concern that Tasman District Council’s Proposed New Gambling Venue Policy Will Accelerate the Growth of Online Gambling
...Media Statement – Timaru District Gambling Venue Policy Review
18/10/2019
Source: GMANZ
Community Participation Urged in the Timaru District Council’s Upcoming Gaming Machine Policy Review
Media Statement – Rangitikei District Gambling Venue Policy Review
16/10/2019
Source: GMANZ
$781,000 in Community Funding, 1 Problem Gambler Seeks Treatment: No Need to Impose New Restrictions in Rangitikei District’s...
Independent review slams one-sided study on the health effects of gambling
07/02/2020
Source: GMANZ
A highly respected economics advisor has labelled a report commissioned by the Ministry of Health as "seriously flawed", explaining...
Costs without benefits
30/08/2019
Source: TDB Advisory
A two-sided review of a one-sided analysis of gambling.
Gaming machine industry ready to start up again
05/05/2020
Source: Horowhenua Chronicle
Many small businesses with pokie machines have had zero income and getting gaming up and running will be vital, said the Gaming...
Media Release: Pubs ready to welcome back players
04/05/2020
Source: GMANZ
With a likely move to Alert Level 2 in the coming weeks, pubs and taverns across New Zealand are getting ready to welcome back...
Bruce Robertson resigns as GMANZ Chair
07/05/2020
Source: GMANZ
Former Hospitality New Zealand Chief Executive Bruce Robertson has resigned as the Independent Chair of The Gambling Machine...
Lost gaming revenue a hammer blow for community sport
09/05/2020
Source: Stuff
For years, New Zealand sports groups have relied on gaming revenue, but the Covid-19 pandemic has been a timely reminder how...
New GMANZ independent chair
30/09/2020
Source: Voxy
The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) today announced the appointment of Wellington intellectual property lawyer and...
GMANZ appoints internet infrastructure expert as independent chair
30/09/2020
Source: GMANZ
The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) today announced the appointment of Wellington intellectual property lawyer and...
Gaming sector dismayed at misleading statistics about gaming machine profits
25/11/2020
Source: GMANZ
The Independent Chair of the Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand, Peter Dengate Thrush, today expressed his disappointment at...
Gambling For The Year Is Down Despite Spending Rebound
12/03/2021
Source: GMANZ
The Department of Internal Affairs has today released data showing that, while gambling for the year was down, spending for the...
Latest Gaming Figures
31/08/2021
Source: Scoop News
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has released data showing expenditure of pub and club-based gaming machines over the last...
Community projects missing out on pokie funds in lockdown
29/08/2021
Source: RNZ
The head of the gaming machine association is warning that hundreds of community projects will suffer because no money is going into...
'Shopping list for armed robbers': Government plan to reveal pub pokies turnover attacked
02/07/2021
Source: Stuff
A government plan to openly publish pub-by-pub statistics for poker machine turnover has been attacked by pokie officials as a...
Community groups to suffer from bad data
20/12/2021
Source: GMANZ
The Hutt City council’s decision to implement a sinking lid policy on gaming machines means community groups that rely on them for...
New Zealand’s Pokies Association Pushing for Lower Problem Gambling Rates
26/01/2022
Source: Gambling News
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has proposed a 26% increase ($16 million) in the problem gambling levy budget over the upcoming...
Pokies association wants better results from gambling addiction services
26/01/2022
Source: Stuff
The Gaming Machine Association is pushing against an increase to the Problem Gambling Levy, until it sees proof that the levy is...
Ministry of Health blocking funding for facial recognition technology on pokies
18/02/2022
Source: NZ Herald
The organisation representing pokie machine owners wants the Government to fork out to help it fund facial recognition software in...
GMANZ supports goals of Internal Affairs review into gaming machines
18/03/2022
Source: Scoop.co.nz
The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) announces its support for the harm reduction aim of the government's new review...
The counter argument for community-based gambling
08/07/2022
Source: Hawkes Bay Today NZ Herald
Important to consider counter arguments on debate about the role of community-based gaming machines in New Zealand.
GMANZ In Support Of DIA’s New Granted.govt.nz Database
27/09/2022
Source: Scoop
Gaming Machine Association In Support Of DIA’s New Granted.govt.nz database.
Recovery benefits community groups
12/12/2022
Community Groups To Benefit With Gaming Machine Funding Returning To Pre-Covid Levels
GMANZ “in Full Support” Of DIA’s Investigation Into Class 4 Gaming Trusts
03/02/2023
GMANZ “in Full Support” Of DIA’s Investigation Into Class 4 Gaming Trusts
Increased Year On Year Gaming Machine Funding Set To Benefit Aotearoa
02/03/2023
Increased Year On Year Gaming Machine Funding Set To Benefit Aotearoa
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.
...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...
Pausing the Pokies
23/11/2019
The Invercargill Licencing Trust and two clubs supported Gambling Harm Awareness Week by pausing their pokies for a set time during...
Gambling Host Responsibility
01/01/2020
Source: GMANZ
Class 4 Societies take gambling host responsibility seriously and are committed to providing a safe entertainment environment.
...
Murihiku Manu Dive Bomb Event
04/09/2020
Source: whatsoninvers.nz
In its third year of taking part in Pause the Pokies, the trust was also set to host the Murihiku Manu Dive Bomb Awareness Event on...
Agencies join forces to address gambling harm
27/08/2020
Source: Southland Express
Invercargill Workingmens Club general manager Simon Anderson and his team have been working with Southland agencies to tackle the...
TXT2X & New Software
11/08/2020
Source: NKMP
Waikiwi Tavern duty manager Shane Brownlie (left), ILT Foundation manager Lisa-Maree Fleck and Gambling Harm health promoter Eru...
GMANZ supports harm reduction goals
18/03/2022
Source: Scoop.co.nz
The Gaming Machine Association of New Zealand (GMANZ) announces its support for the harm reduction aim of the government's new review...