75388 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Internal Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 02 Dec 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	75388 (2024)
Question asked:	18 Nov 2024
Member asking:	Hon Jan Tinetti
Portfolio:	Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	26 Nov 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_75388_2024
Document guid:	f736f533-dc7d-433b-b932-f522f8f0c577

75388 (2024). Hon Jan Tinetti to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Is the number of New Zealanders who gamble online expected to increase or decrease as a result of the Government’s new online casino-type gambling regime?

Hon Brooke van Velden: There is a small risk that regulating the market could encourage New Zealanders to take up online casino gambling, however the number of New Zealanders participating in online casino gambling has increased in an unregulated market. People who currently gamble with unlicensed providers may shift to gambling in the regulated market, which may appear as an increase in the numbers of people gambling. The purpose of regulating this sector is to enable New Zealanders who wish to play casino games online, do so more safely than they can today, with licensed operators that have been vetted by the Government.