Hamilton City Council is reviewing two policies that
regulate gambling activities in Hamilton Kirikiriroa, and is
asking the community for feedback.
Council is required
to have policies in place around gambling, reviewing them
every three years. These are the Class 4 Gambling Venues
Policy and the TAB Venues Policy.
The Class 4
Gambling Venues Policy (required by Gambling Act
2003) outlines the rules and restrictions for
venues with gambling machines within the city.
It
restricts the location of venues, the number of venues in
Hamilton, and the number of gambling machines each venue can
have.
This policy currently allows for some movement
and merging of venues, under specific
circumstances.
The TAB Venues Policy (required
by the Racing Industry Act 2020) outlines the rules
for venues in Hamilton Kirikiriroa that provide racing
betting or sports betting services.
Under the current
policy, no new TAB venues can be established in Hamilton,
and venues are not allowed to move premises.
Both
current policies aim to reduce harm from gambling to our
community. They both operate under a ‘sinking lid’
approach, which means that no new venues can be
established.
Council proposes to continue both
policies without any changes.
Submissions can be made
from Thursday 13 July to Sunday 13 August 2023.
Learn
more and have your say:
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