The Government plans to prosecute publicans who turn a blind eye to problem gamblers, but some advocates say the move doesn’t go far enough. But he argued that the sector already paid $20m annually in levies to the Ministry of Health (and then to the Problem Gambling Foundation) and wanted to see evidence of how that money was being spent, given problem gambling was not declining. David White/Stuff The Problem Gambling Foundation says pokies have become increasingly addictive, and need “their fangs taken out”. But the Problem Gambling Foundation (PGF) said the changes didn’t go far enough and an overhaul of the 2003 Gaming Act was needed. I know this is the first step, but it really needs to go a lot further.”David White/Stuff Andree Froude is communications director for the Problem Gambling Foundation.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 29, 2022 03:16 UTC