\u00a0Long-Running Review<\/strong><\/p>\nWhile Kiwibank implements harm-minimisation measures, the government has drawn criticism for not demonstrating a similar sense of urgency.<\/p>\n
Its review into online gambling was launched in July 2019 and public submissions were completed by mid-2020. With no final report announced, Internal Affairs has advised that the review is “ongoing and we are expecting Cabinet to consider options later this year”.<\/em><\/p>\nMaria Bellringer, a gambling addiction researcher at Auckland University of Technology pointed to other countries\u2019 practice of only allowing players access to reputable sites.<\/p>\n
“I’m well aware of the consultation that went on in 2019 and I was very surprised that nothing came of it to date and disappointed,”<\/em> she commented.<\/p>\n\u201cSomething needs to be done, I think a lot of people don’t realise what they’re getting into with online gambling. Online gambling is a high-risk factor for developing problem gambling,\u201d<\/em> she continued.<\/p>\nThe author of the official cabinet paper on the matter, former Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin stated that this is a controversial issue and that former Racing Minister Winston Peters had blocked its progress before the 2020 election.<\/p>\n
“It was a meeting in his office, with his staff, where he explained that the timing was probably not the best,” said “That paper never found its way to Cabinet,”<\/em> she said in an interview.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Data made available by Kiwibank and other sources reveal that the financial institution\u2019s customers are spending close to $30 million every month on online gambling sites. This information has emerged as the country\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs is engaged in an ongoing review to regulate online gambling that is currently in its third year. Julia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1182],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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