Have your say on the Council’s Pokies policy

Wellington City Council’s policy covering non-casino gaming machines – or pokie machines and gambling at TABs is up for review.

Written submissions are now being called for on the policy which manages the risk of gambling harm and a framework for how gambling is managed in the City.

Recommended changes in the draft Gambling Venues policy include lowering the maximum limits so that no more than two additional venues can be established

in any zone, and to allow venues to relocate and take their existing entitlement of machines with them provided it is within Wellington’s central zone and would not be

increasing the limit of machines in this zone.

Councillor Paul Eagle says “it’s important that people have a say on how gambling operates in the City and this is their opportunity to do so”.

You can have your say by:

• Making a submission online at wellington.govt.nz

• Sending a submission form to Gambling Venues Policy Review, Freepost, Wellington City Council, PO Box 2199, Wellington

Copies of the submission form are available online at wellington.govt.nz, the City Service Centre, libraries and by emailingpolicy.submission@wcc.govt.nz or phoning 04 499 4444.

Written submissions are now being received and will close at 5pm on Friday 22 May 2015.

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