The purpose of this Act is to control the growth of gambling. You will see that it aims to prevent and minimise harm from gambling, including problem gambling. It also wants to authorise some gambling and prohibit the rest.
This Act wants to facilitate responsible gambling and ensure the integrity and fairness of games. It aims to limit opportunities for crime or dishonesty associated with gambling and the conduct of gambling. You can think of this as trying to make sure that gambling is fair and honest.
The Act also wants to ensure that money from gambling benefits the community. It aims to facilitate community involvement in decisions about the provision of gambling, which means that the community gets to have a say in how gambling is provided. This is so that the community can benefit from the money made from gambling.
This Act has been amended, which means it has been changed, by the Gambling Amendment Act 2015. Some parts of the Act, like section 3(b) and section 3(f), were amended on 3 March 2015.
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"The name of this law about gambling is the Gambling Act 2003."
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.
