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Racing Industry Act 2020

Betting and TAB venues - Betting - Other racing or sports betting

83: Rules relating to other racing or sports betting conducted by TAB NZ

You could also call this:

“TAB NZ can make rules about other betting, but they need approval and must follow guidelines”

TAB NZ can make rules about how they run other racing or sports betting. These rules need to follow the law and must be approved by the Gambling Commission.

Before making these rules, TAB NZ has to talk to important people in the New Zealand betting industry. They also need to talk to the government department that helps with gambling problems.

When the Gambling Commission is deciding whether to approve the rules, they need to think about a few things. They look at how much money the betting might make and who will get that money. They also check TAB NZ’s plan for keeping the betting fair and safe, especially for online betting. The Commission considers what the important people in the betting industry think about the rules. They also think about how to stop people from becoming problem gamblers and how to keep young people from gambling.

Once a rule is approved, it’s treated the same as other racing or sports betting rules. This means all the usual laws about betting rules apply to it too.

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Part 4 Betting and TAB venues
Betting: Other racing or sports betting

83Rules relating to other racing or sports betting conducted by TAB NZ

  1. TAB NZ may make rules not inconsistent with this Act for, or with respect to, the conduct and operation of other racing or sports betting it conducts.

  2. The rules must be approved by the Gambling Commission.

  3. Repealed

  4. Before making any rules under this section, TAB NZ must consult—

  5. those stakeholders in the New Zealand betting industry that it considers ought to be consulted; and
    1. the department responsible for the integrated problem gambling strategy under section 317 of the Gambling Act 2003.

      1. Before approving any rules made under this section, the Gambling Commission must have regard to—

      2. the likely revenue from the betting and the beneficiaries of the revenue; and
        1. a plan provided by TAB NZ relating to how the integrity of the product will be maintained; and
          1. the mechanisms proposed by TAB NZ to safeguard online products; and
            1. the views of any stakeholders who have been consulted by TAB NZ; and
              1. the desirability of minimising the risk of persons becoming problem gamblers; and
                1. the desirability of minimising the risk of underage gambling.

                  1. A rule approved under this section must be treated as if it were a racing betting rule made under section 76 or a sports betting rule made under section 78 (as the case may be) and the provisions of this Act that apply to those rules apply to it accordingly.

                  Notes
                  • Section 83(3): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).