Draft Gambling Venue Policy 2022
Consultation has concluded
This consultation closed on Friday 4 March 2022.
Selwyn residents are being invited to have their say on the number of gambling machines allowed in the district and where they can be placed.
The Council is required to review its gambling venue policy every three years, with consultation on the Draft Gambling Venue Policy 2022 now being open.
Through the gambling venue policy the Council controls where in Selwyn Class 4 gambling (pokie machines) and TAB NZ venues can be established, and how many gaming machines can operate at each venue. The Council doesn’t have authority to:
- control hours of operation of TAB or pokie venues
- close down an existing gambling venue
- be involved in decisions about what happens to proceeds of gambling - where and to whom proceeds are distributed.
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Consultation has concludedThere are currently 122 pokie machines operating at 13 venues in Selwyn district, all outside residential areas. There are no TAB NZ stand-alone venues in Selwyn.
The Council’s current gambling policy sets a cap of 114 pokie machines allowed in the district, although because of an error when setting the cap in 2018, this should have been 124 machines.
The current policy allows existing pokie machines to be moved to new venues, provided the new venue keeps the same number of machines and meets all other policy criteria. Pokie machines are not allowed in residential areas.
The draft policy proposes keeping the maximum of 124 machines allowed in the district and the same rules:
- existing pokie machines can be moved to new venues, provided the new venue keeps the same number of machines and meets all other policy criteria
- gambling venues continue to be allowed only outside residential areas in the district.
Read Statement of Proposal and Draft Gambling Venue Policy for more information.
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