Hapai Te Hauora welcomes long overdue review into pokies
The Minister of Internal Affairs Jan Tinetti launched a review into pokies today. There will be a focus on increased penalties for venues which are non-compliant with the rules legislated in the Gambling Act 2003, and strengthening of host responsibility requirements for venues. This will also require physical changes within gambling venues that require ATM machines to be in the line of sight of staff, and no visibility of pokie machines from outside a venue.