Gaming facts not fiction
12/08/2022
Peter Dengate Thrush addresses the facts about the class 4 gaming in NZ.
Source: Business Desk
Other Resources: Resources
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.
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.
...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.
...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)