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Gambling in New Zealand is controlled by the Department of Internal Affairs. All public gambling is expected to return a portion of profits to the community. The largest proportion of the gambling industry is operated by state-owned institutions. Expenditure on gambling (losses experienced by players) was $NZ 2.034 billion in 2008 ($NZ 480 per capita), a tenfold increase over 1985 figures.[1]

Horse racing[edit]

Bookmaking was declared illegal in New Zealand in 1920.[2] From then until the introduction of the Totalizator Agency Board (TAB) in 1961, betting on racing was only available on-course.

Lotteries[edit]

The first 'Art Union' was conducted in New Zealand by the Otago Art Society in December 1877,[3] Both individuals and organizations subsequently used them as a way of raising funds.The first national lotteries were established in 1933. They were known as 'Art Unions'. Prizes were relatively small, and in the early Art Unions the prizes were quantities of alluvial gold. As an example, the 'Golden Treasure' Art Union of 1935 had 200,000 tickets with a top prize of £2000 ranging down to an 11th prize of £20 plus 400 prizes of £2.[4] The low returns tempted many people to (illegally) purchase tickets in overseas lotteries such as the Australian Tattersall's lottery. With Art Union sales declining, a review of lotteries was undertaken by the Second Labour Government in the late 1950s, and in 1961 the National Government introduced the Golden Kiwi lottery.[5]

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The New Zealand Lotteries Commission was established in 1987. Its original product, Lotto, has since been supplemented by Instant Kiwiscratch cards, daily Keno and a Lotto variant named Big Wednesday. Lotto tickets became available online in 2008.

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The Totalizator Agency Board, commonly called the TAB, is a sports betting organisation run by the New Zealand Racing Board.

'Pokies'[edit]

Introduced in 1987, slot machines, commonly known as 'pokies', are operated by charitable foundations and are mostly placed in hotels and bars. Maximum jackpots are regulated. In the year ending 30 June 2008, turnover was $10.096 billion, of which $9.158 billion was returned as prizes (player losses were $938 million). These figures represent a 9% decrease from the peak year of 2004. Pokies accounted for 46.1% of gambling expenditure (losses) in 2008.[1]The year to 30 June 2009 saw a further 5% fall in expenditure, to $889 million. There were 19,479 machines in 1,501 venues operated by 384 licensees, all of these figures being a decrease from 2008.[6]

Since 1 July 2009, all machines must have Player Information Displays, which inform the gambler how long they have been playing, how much they have lost, and which encourage them to take breaks.[6]

A 2010 study linked the prevalence of slot machines with high crime levels.[citation needed]

In May 2013 the Government announced it would allow casino SkyCity Auckland to install an additional 230 pokie machines and 40 new gambling tables, in exchange for a $402 million convention centre.[7][8]

Casinos[edit]

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There are six casinos operating in New Zealand, the first of which opened in 1994:

  • SKYCITY Wharf Casino

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ab'GAMBLING EXPENDITURE STATISTICS 1984-2008'(PDF). Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  2. ^'Gambling: An Economically Significant Industry'. Statistics New Zealand. September 1999. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009.
  3. ^See Grey River Argus, 20 Dec 1877, page 2)
  4. ^'Golden Treasure Art Union Results'. The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 5. NZ Electronic Text Centre. 1 August 1935.
  5. ^NZ History.net - first Golden kiwi Lottery
  6. ^ ab'Pokie machine spending down to seven-year low'. NZPA. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  7. ^'SkyCity convention centre set to create 800 jobs - Joyce'. TV NZ. 13 May 2013.
  8. ^'SkyCity's pokie full house'. Stuff.co.nz. 13 May 2013.

Further reading[edit]

  • Curtis, Bruce (c2002) Gambling in New Zealand Dunmore Press ISBN0-86469-404-0

External links[edit]

  • Gambling information page at the Department of Internal Affairs
  • Gaming policy - Department of Internal Affairs
  • Gambling Act 2003 - text of the Act
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Abstract

In New Zealand, awareness of gambling-related problems has increased in association with the legalization of new forms of gambling. This paper presents the methods and selected results from a national survey of gambling and problem gambling completed in New Zealand in 1991. While the primary aim of the study was to determine the extent of problem gambling in New Zealand, the study included a second phase intended to assess the validity and reliability of the widely-used South Oaks Gambling Screen as well as to examine other aspects of problematic involvement in gambling. The results of the two-phase study in New Zealand show that problem gamblers in different countries are remarkably similar in demographic terms as well as with regard to other risk factors associated with problematic gambling involvement. The New Zealand study of problem gambling points the way toward important research topics that will require further exploration in the future.

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Correspondence to Dr. Max W. Abbott Ph.D..

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This research was funded by the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs and by the US National Institute of Mental Health (MH-44295).

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Abbott, M.W., Volberg, R.A. The New Zealand national survey of problem and pathological gambling. J Gambling Stud12, 143–160 (1996) doi:10.1007/BF01539171

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Keywords

  • Research Topic
  • National Survey
  • Problem Gambling
  • Important Research
  • Pathological Gambling