Kãpiti Coast District Council to Clarify Changes in Pokie Machine Gambling Policies

Kãpiti Coast District Council to Clarify Changes in Pokie Machine Gambling Policies

The beginning of the week saw the Kãpiti Coast District Council update its gambling policies, in an attempt to clarify the rules regarding the local club and pub operators aimed at transferring or cancelling their pokie machines licenses. The Mayor of the district, K Gurunathan, has revealed that the changes brought by the coastal District Council to its Class 4 Gambling Policy and its TAB Venue Gambling Policy of 2011, are aimed at bringing more clarity to the conditions under which such licenses could be transferred to another venue or…

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Teesside Sees Betting Shops Increase amid Rising Popularity of Online Gambling

Teesside Sees Betting Shops Increase amid Rising Popularity of Online Gambling

According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of brick-and-mortar gambling shops in Teesside, Middlesbrough, is rising. The information provided by the ONS has revealed that there were 130 betting shops in the region in 2018. In comparison, there were 120 betting outlets in the area in 2017. This is the first time the number of retail betting shops in Teesside has been on the rise since 2015. The rise has been considered surprising because of the ever-increasing popularity of online betting, which more players tend…

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