Gambling Harm Prevention & Minimisation Fact Sheet
30/08/2015
This fact sheet describes what measures the The Gambling Act 2003 contains to minimise the harm caused to problem gamblers by pokies.
Source: DIA
Other Resources: Responsible Gambling
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...
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...
Encouraging Best Practice in Gambling
26/06/2019
Source: DIA
In a first of its kind, the Department of Internal Affairs has granted Hamilton-based Grassroots Trust [Grassroots] a three-year...
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.
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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...
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...
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 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...
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.
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...
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...
Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Internal Affairs
01/12/2020
Source: GMANZ
Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Internal Affairs by the Gaming Machine Association of NZ.
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.
...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...
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.
...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)