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Gambling Act 2003

Harm prevention and minimisation, enforcement, and other matters - Admission to venues

307: Admission to class 4 venue and casino venue

You could also call this:

"Rules for entering or being asked to leave places with gambling, like casinos"

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You can't just enter a class 4 venue or casino venue because it is licensed. The licence does not mean you have the right to go in or stay there. You have to leave a class 4 or casino venue if the person in charge or someone acting for them tells you to leave. This rule is in addition to the Trespass Act 1980, which you can find on the New Zealand legislation website. The person in charge does not have to give you a reason for not letting you in or for asking you to leave. They can just say no or ask you to leave without explaining why.

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Part 4Harm prevention and minimisation, enforcement, and other matters
Admission to venues

307Admission to class 4 venue and casino venue

  1. The fact that a class 4 venue or casino venue is licensed under this Act does not entitle a person to enter or remain on the premises.

  2. Subject to any right conferred by or under this Act, or any other Act, a person must leave a class 4 or casino venue if required to do so by, or on behalf of, the holder of a class 4 venue licence or casino operator’s licence.

  3. The holder of a class 4 venue licence or casino operator’s licence, or any person acting on behalf of the licence holder, need not give any reason for denying entry to a person or requiring a person to leave a venue.

  4. This section applies in addition to the Trespass Act 1980 and any other relevant enactment.

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  • 1990 No 62 s 67