Message from our Gambling Director

Kia ora koutou,

I hope that you've all had a well-earned rest over the holiday period and a wonderful summer. 

As I mentioned at the end of 2020, the Gambling Group has been working on our strategic direction as a regulator. As a regulator, our purpose is to deliver community wellbeing through reducing gambling related harms. The Strategic Direction prioritises harm minimisation (not just problem gambling). This includes viewing community benefit and integrity through this lens.

This Strategic Direction will ensure we are well-positioned to respond to new opportunities and developments, such as online gambling. The Group will collaborate with the gambling sector and system stakeholders, focussing on communities most impacted. We will take a system approach to maximise resources and work collaboratively towards shared outcomes - with a focus on gambling related harms. 

Have a look below to learn more. 

Ngā mihi, 

Chris Thornborough
Director Regulatory System - Gambling 

Announcing our new Strategic Direction

Within this Strategic Direction, we have five priorities: 

• Effective Treaty Partner
• Enabled Workforce
• Regulatory Excellence
• Evidence Based and Informed
• System Leadership

Watch the video below, or visit our website to learn more.

September - December 2020 Quarterly Gaming Machine Profits

The latest quarterly statistics show a significant increase in Gaming Machine Profits (GMP) in the last month of 2020. For more data and statistics check out the updated GMP Dashboard.

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