Review of the Registered Clubs Industry in NSW - Clubs NSW
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D Gambl<strong>in</strong>g expenditure and problem gambl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Australia<br />
number <strong>of</strong> mach<strong>in</strong>es per 1000 people than Victoria (10 compared to six), yet has a<br />
lower level <strong>of</strong> per capita gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>e expenditure ($585 compared with $635).<br />
Figure D.1 Incidence <strong>of</strong> gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es and per capita gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>e<br />
expenditure by state 2005/06<br />
Gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>e expenditure per<br />
capita ($)<br />
1200<br />
1000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
0<br />
<strong>NSW</strong><br />
ACT<br />
Vic SA<br />
Qld<br />
NT<br />
Tas<br />
0 5 10 15 20 25 30<br />
Incidence <strong>of</strong> gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es (number <strong>of</strong> gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es per 1000 people)<br />
Data source: Australian Gambl<strong>in</strong>g Statistics 24 th edition 2007 and IPART analysis.<br />
IPART notes that ASC highlighted o<strong>the</strong>r studies that found that on a Local<br />
Government Area (LGA) level <strong>the</strong>re was a strong correlation between <strong>the</strong> density <strong>of</strong><br />
gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es per 1000 adults and net gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>e expenditure. 260 In<br />
addition, ASC presented data from two LGAs <strong>in</strong> <strong>NSW</strong> that show how over time, <strong>in</strong><br />
areas with a high density <strong>of</strong> gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es, gam<strong>in</strong>g pr<strong>of</strong>its have <strong>in</strong>creased more<br />
rapidly than any <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> adults <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> population or <strong>in</strong>creases <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> mach<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> area.<br />
IPART does not dispute <strong>the</strong>se f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs and acknowledges <strong>the</strong> important operation <strong>of</strong><br />
both <strong>the</strong> cap on gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>e numbers <strong>in</strong> <strong>NSW</strong> as well as <strong>the</strong> SIA/LIA processes<br />
that limit <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es that can be <strong>in</strong>troduced <strong>in</strong>to LGAs. These<br />
policies operate to limit <strong>the</strong> potentially harmful impacts that can result from an<br />
unacceptably high level <strong>of</strong> access to gam<strong>in</strong>g mach<strong>in</strong>es. <strong>Clubs</strong> need to cont<strong>in</strong>ue<br />
operat<strong>in</strong>g with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> requirements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se processes and work with Government to<br />
m<strong>in</strong>imise <strong>the</strong> potentially harmful effects that can result from <strong>the</strong> operation <strong>of</strong> gam<strong>in</strong>g<br />
mach<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
260 Liv<strong>in</strong>gstone, C, 2001, Regional caps on poker mach<strong>in</strong>es: Impacts, potential impacts and issues, Prepared for<br />
<strong>the</strong> City <strong>of</strong> Dareb<strong>in</strong>, Melbourne, Australian Institute <strong>of</strong> Primary Care, La Trobe University; centre for<br />
Gambl<strong>in</strong>g research, 2004, Gam<strong>in</strong>g Mach<strong>in</strong>e Accessibility and use <strong>in</strong> Suburban Canberra: A Detailed<br />
Analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tuggeranong Valley.<br />
234 IPART <strong>Review</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Registered</strong> <strong>Clubs</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>NSW</strong>