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

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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.

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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
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PUB AND CLUB MACHINES

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EXPENDITURE (LOSSES) 1993 2003 (M)
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SOURCE OF HARM 2003
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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.

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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.

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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