The city of Lower Hutt in the North Island is considering the introduction of a sinking lid policy on local poker machines, adopting a policy in line with its neighbouring cities in an effort to reduce gambling harm in the local community. According to a report commissioned ahead of the city’s gambling policy review, each machine’s take rose by 66% in the city in the period from 2015 to 2020. The Chairman of the Council’s Policy, Finance and Strategy Committee, Simon Edwards, explained that the local authorities have been considering…
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