{"id":157,"date":"2024-06-17T06:53:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T03:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lionslotsnodepositbonus.icu\/2024\/06\/17\/pokies-under-fire-auckland-councilor-calls-for-tighter-regulations-on-slot-machines\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T16:58:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:58:39","slug":"pokies-under-fire-auckland-councilor-calls-for-tighter-regulations-on-slot-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lionslotsnodepositbonus.icu\/2024\/06\/17\/pokies-under-fire-auckland-councilor-calls-for-tighter-regulations-on-slot-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokies Under Fire: Auckland Councilor Calls for Tighter Regulations on Slot Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBFMAUUp2Q4\"\n    frameborder=\"0\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n    allowfullscreen><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Auckland Council member Josephine Bartley is spearheading efforts to overhaul regulations governing slot machines, referred to as &#8220;pokies&#8221; in New Zealand.  She contends that the existing framework, enacted through the 2003 Gambling Act, leaves local populations grappling with the societal consequences of gambling dependency.  Bartley observes that a substantial proportion of individuals seeking assistance for gambling addiction in Auckland originate from the city&#8217;s most deprived neighborhoods, especially South Auckland.  She maintains that the council requires greater authority to regulate the placement and quantity of these devices.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Auckland City Council has a plan to progressively diminish the number of pokies, advancement has been sluggish.  Detractors assert that the plan merely hinders the establishment of new locations and fails to tackle the clustering of machines in susceptible communities.  The Problem Gambling Foundation emphasizes the dissatisfaction experienced by numerous councils who perceive themselves as unequipped to adequately address the matter. <\/p>\n<p>Regional authorities should possess the power to expel highly addictive gaming devices from their jurisdictions,&#8221; stated Home Secretary Jane Tinetti, mirroring demands for an examination of existing gaming regulations.  She recognized the ruinous effects of slot machines, especially on at-risk populations.  Her remarks follow public anger over a Christchurch gaming establishment introducing a web-based gambling platform in Malta earlier this week.  New Zealand proponents of responsible gaming denounced the action, emphasizing the necessity for more robust rules to mitigate gambling-related harm. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auckland Council member Josephine Bartley is spearheading efforts to overhaul regulations governing slot machines, referred to as &#8220;pokies&#8221; in New Zealand. She contends that the existing framework, enacted through the 2003 Gambling Act, leaves local populations grappling with the societal consequences of gambling dependency. 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