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Title: CHANGES IN GAMBLING POLICY, AVAILABILITY and PARTICIPATION 1984 2004


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CHANGES IN GAMBLING POLICY, AVAILABILITY and
PARTICIPATION 1984 - 2004
  • Presentation to Gambling and Problem Gambling
    Conference Auckland 13 May 2004
  • By John Markland
  • Manager, Gaming Racing and Censorship Policy
  • New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs

2
1984 and 2004
  • Expenditure 2 billion ?
  • 23,000 non-casino machines on 2,000 sites
  • 6 casinos in 5 locations
  • Lotteries Commission
  • Betting - horses, dogs, sport
  • Housie not in picture.
  • 150m Betting - horses and dogs
  • 40m Golden Kiwi
  • 10m (?) Housie
  • Total expenditure (player losses) on large forms
    approx 200m.

3
NEW DOMESTIC GAMBLING OPTIONS
OTHER GAMBLING
2002 Hamilton Casino
2000 Queenstown Alpine Casino
1999 Queenstown Wharf Casino 1999 Dunedin
Casino
2001 Powerball
20012002 Risk
1996 Sports betting
1996-2001 TeleBingo
1996 Auckland Casino
1994 Christchurch Casino
1994 Daily Keno
1993 Lotto Strike
1988 Non-casino machines
1989 Instant Kiwi
1987 Lotto
LOTTERIES COMMISSION
4
PUB AND CLUB MACHINES

5
EXPENDITURE (LOSSES) 1993 2003 (M)
6
SOURCE OF HARM 2003
7
PARTICIPATION AND ATTITUDES1985
vs 2000
  • 87 at least once
  • Few regular (Lotto 30 non-casino machines 3
    racing 2)
  • 92 favour worthy causes
  • To win money Lotto 82 racing 58 non-casino
    machines 57
  • Housie win money 50 excitement/challenge 36
    entertainment 37 be with people/get out of
    house 16
  • 87 heavy involvement a problem
  • Regulate to limit harm 74 fund worthy causes
    72 prevent crime 57.
  • 85 at least once
  • Few regular (5.4 racing)
  • 94 favour worthy causes
  • Raffles 75 to support worthy causes
  • To win money Golden Kiwi 84 racing 66
  • Housie win money 39 be with people/good time
    39 get out of house 33
  • 66 heavy involvement a problem.

8
REGULAR GAMBLING NZ GREAT BRITAIN
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DIA OVERVIEW OF PROBLEM GAMBLING
  • Potentially catastrophic
  • Some forms more harmful (eg at least 19 of
    regular non-casino machine and 13 of regular
    race bettors have problems)
  • Social and economic context critical (eg drop in
    on-course betting Maori women move from housie
    to pub machines Asians and casino tables)
  • Rich information available better, more current
    information required.
  • 0.8 moderate 0.5 severe 1.3
  • 40,000 people a conservative estimate at the
    time
  • In 1999 (ie before gambling growth)
  • Relates to adults, living in the community
  • Debate re youth problems
  • Institutions higher rates (eg male prisons 23
    female 34)
  • Some communities (often low income) harder hit
    (Pacific 4.3 Maori 3.4)
  • Ripple effects.

10
CHANGES IN GAMBLING POLICY
  • 1987 Lotto 1988 gaming machines 1996 sports
    betting
  • FUNDAMENTAL 1990 casinos a philosophical
    change by 1997 reversing
  • 1989 casino enquiry 1991 Ministerial committee
    on race betting 1990, 1995, 2000 gaming reviews
  • 1991/92 prevalence 2 Seminars 1992/93 1996
    COPGM to PGC
  • 1998 to 2001 NZ Gaming Survey
  • FUNDAMENTAL 2000 - 2004 Gambling Act 2003
    proactive Health and regulators communities
    involved.

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  • END OF PRESENTATION
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