Whangārei District Council has asked the community to give it feedback about its Class 4 Gambling Venue policy, which is currently being reviewed. Class 4 gambling means that venues which hold such a license could offer non-casino electronic gambling machines. Since the so-called sinking lid policy was added to the Whangārei District in 2013, the number of venues which offer poker machines, also known as pokies, has declined from 33 to 20. As the District Council has revealed in its gambling policies, it plans to stick to the sinking lid…
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