11572 (2025). Benjamin Doyle to the Minister of Internal Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 01 Apr 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	11572 (2025)
Question asked:	17 Mar 2025
Member asking:	Benjamin Doyle
Portfolio:	Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	26 Mar 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_11572_2025
Document guid:	dfa051ac-3a56-45ab-96d4-9b9826b27b96

11572 (2025). Benjamin Doyle to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What estimates, if any, does the Department keep on the projected losses of people in Aotearoa as a result of the future introduction of a regulatory regime for online casino gambling?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I am advised by the Department of Internal Affairs that, as online casino gambling is not currently regulated in New Zealand; it is difficult to estimate the size of the online gambling market. Offshore gambling revenues as reported to Inland Revenue by GST-registered providers have been growing rapidly since 2016/17. Total reported revenues (i.e. spend less winnings paid out) were $342.5 million in the year to June 2023. This is likely to be an underestimate of total gambling losses as not all offshore operators will be registered to pay GST.