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Should Pokie Trusts be banned from using gambling profits to lobby for more relaxed gambling rules?
GamblingWatch
PO Box 5188, Hamilton
email: gamblingwatch@xtra.co.nz
ph: 021-477 388
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HISTORY

7. From October 2006 to March 2007, 75% of respondents agreed that the Govt should set up a funding system for groups that don't accept pokie funds, while 25% disagreed.

6. From July 2006 - September 2006, 97.7% of respondents agreed that the Government should ban pokie machines on Gamble-Free Day (1st September). 2.3% opposed this and no-one 'didn't know'.

5. From November 2005 - July 2006, 95.4% of respondents supported requirements for pokie machines to be paused with pop-up messages about players' gambling time & losses, 2.3% opposed this, and a further 2.3% 'didn't know'. 

4. From February 2004 - October 2005, 69.0% or respondents agreed that the current system of pokie fund distribution was open to abuse, 24.1% did not (86% of these would not give their names and may have been repeat voters), and 6.9% 'didn't know'.

3. From September 2003 - January 2004 78.6% of respondents did not agree with United Future's deal with Govt to let Lotteries run internet gambling in  NZ, while 17.9% did agree and 3.5% 'didn't know'.

2. From May - August 2003, 86.7% of respondents thought pokie profits should be distributed by public bodies in each community, with only 10% supporting the current 'private trust' distribution system. 3.3% 'didn't know'.

1.From January - April 2003, 94.4% or respondents thought the Warehouse should not have sold kids' toy pokie machines.

 


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