Gambling Host Responsibility
01/01/2020
Class 4 Societies take gambling host responsibility seriously and are committed to providing a safe entertainment environment.
Source: GMANZ
Other Resources: Responsible Gambling
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.
...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...
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...