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Auckland UniServices Limited GAMBLING IMPACT ASSESSMENT: For Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council, North Shore City Council, Waitakere City Council, Franklin District Council, Papakura District Council, and Rodney District Council Part One: Introduction and overview January 2004 Presented by Billie Harbidge Auckland UniServices Limited Private Bag 92019 AUCKLAND Phone: +64 9 373 7522 Fax: +64 9 373 7412 Email: [email protected] Principle Investigator Dr Peter Adams Centre for Gambling Studies, University of Auckland Contact for more Contact for more information should be information directed to an appropriate Territorial Authority representative. In the first instance contact: Julie Francombe Environmental Policy Advisor North Shore City Council 486 8400 extn. 8924 email:[email protected] Katherine Palmer Community Policy Analyst Rodney District Council 0800 426 5169 email: [email protected] Gambling Impact Assessment for the Seven Auckland Territorial Authorities – Part 1: January 2004 IN ASSOCIATION WITH CENTRE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND and MWH NEW ZEALAND LTD Prepared by: Centre for Gambling Studies Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland PO Box 26-533 Epsom Auckland New Zealand Disclaimer: This report has been prepared solely for the benefit of Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council, North Shore City Council, Waitakere City Council, Franklin District Council, Papakura District Council, and Rodney District Council. No liability is accepted by Auckland UniServices Limited or any employee or sub- consultant of this organisation with respect to its use by any other person. This disclaimer shall apply notwithstanding that the report may be made available to other persons for an application for permission or approval or to fulfil a legal requirement. 2 Gambling Impact Assessment for the Seven Auckland Territorial Authorities – Part 1: January 2004 Acknowledgements The research team wishes to acknowledge the contribution of a wide range of people to the production of this report. We first wish to thank Martin Dawe and Paula Parsonage of Evaluation Associates for their assistance in planning, coordination and writing. We thank Sylvia Allan of MWH1 New Zealand Ltd for her substantial contributions to the introductory sections of the report and Peter Matich also of MWH for his input into the planning and facilitation of the workshops. We also wish to thank the research staff of the University’s Centre for Health Services Research and Policy (CHSRP), particularly the contributions of Lisa Walton and Michael Law. We thank staff of the Problem Gambling Foundation for their support for the project, particularly the Chair, Richard Northey, and the CEO, John Stansfield. We acknowledge Dr Maria Bellringer for her early work in administration of the project, Billie Harbidge for her ongoing input into organisation and contracting of staff, Associate Professor John Raeburn for his input into the workshops, Dr Lorna Dyall for her input on Maori dimensions to the project and Roger French for his assistance in data collection. We are grateful for the support of staff from the seven territorial authorities who contributed to the running of the workshops and particularly to Annika Lane (Waitakere City Council) and Kathy Hood (Auckland City Council) for their considerable inputs. We also acknowledge the Gambling Problem Helpline for their assistance in accessing client service information, Dr Grant Paton-Simpson for his help in accessing service databases, and John Hannifin of Problem Gambling Purchasing Agency for assistance on locating database sources. Finally, we wish to strongly thank all the people who took time out to turn up for the workshops and contributed actively their views and concerns. Citation: Adams, P., Rossen, F., Perese, L., Townsend, S., Brown, R., Brown, P. & Garland, J. (2004) Gambling Impact Assessment for Seven Auckland Territorial Authorities. Centre for Gambling Studies, University of Auckland. 1 Montgomery Watson Harva New Zealand Ltd 3 Gambling Impact Assessment for the Seven Auckland Territorial Authorities – Part 1: January 2004 Table of contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................................................3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................7 1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................14 1.1 CONTEXT .....................................................................................................................................14 1.2 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.......................................................................................................15 1.3 REPORT STRUCTURE.....................................................................................................................17 1.4 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................18 2. OVERVIEW OF GAMBLING TRENDS AND IMPACTS ........................................................20 2.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................20 2.2 DEMOGRAPHICS OF NEW ZEALAND GAMBLERS ...........................................................................20 2.3 PROBLEM GAMBLING ...................................................................................................................21 2.4 COMPARISON WITH GAMBLING IN AUSTRALIA .............................................................................23 2.5 GAMBLING IMPACTS ....................................................................................................................25 2.6 BENEFITS FROM GAMBLING..........................................................................................................37 2.7 CONCLUSION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING TRENDS AND IMPACTS.................39 3. OVERVIEW OF AUCKLAND REGIONAL DATA ...................................................................41 3.1 CENSUS AREA UNIT ANALYSES....................................................................................................41 3.2 CENSUS AREA UNIT RESULTS FOR THE AUCKLAND REGION BY TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY .........44 3.3 DISTRIBUTION OF GAMBLING MACHINE FUNDS ...........................................................................61 3.4 SKY CITY CASINO.........................................................................................................................68 3.5 TOTALISATOR AGENCY BOARD (TAB) AND GAMBLING MACHINES............................................70 3.6 GAMBLING PROBLEM HELPLINE DATA.........................................................................................71 3.7 PERSONAL COUNSELLING DATA...................................................................................................73 3.8 REGIONAL SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP DATA ..................................................................................80 4. ISSUES, POLICY OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................86 4.1 LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH ...................................................................................................87 4.2 OPTIONS FOR GATHERING INFORMATION FOR INDICATORS IN THE FUTURE...................................87 4.3 TAB VENUE POLICY OPTIONS......................................................................................................88 4.4 CLASS 4 VENUE POLICY OPTIONS.................................................................................................90 4.5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................................................93 BIBLIOGRAPHY.................................................................................................................................96 APPENDIX 1: GAMBLING INDICATOR FRAMEWORK..........................................................98 FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING IMPACTS OF GAMBLING ............................................................98 POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND INDICATORS OF THE FUTURE ................................................................103 APPENDIX 2: HELPLINE DATA COPYRIGHT, LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER .......107 APPENDIX 3: SPECIALIST GAMBLING SERVICES IN THE AUCKLAND REGION .......108 APPENDIX 4: MAP OF GAMBLING MACHINES PER CAPITA ............................................109 APPENDIX 5 LOCAL CLUBS AND TRUSTS OPERATING IN THE AUCKLAND REGION BY TA (SOURCE: DIA WEBSITE, JANUARY 2004)...................................................................110 Gambling Impact Assessment for the Seven Auckland Territorial Authorities – Part 1: January 2004 Table of figures and tables FIGURE 1: ACTUAL EXPENDITURE (LOSS) BY MODE IN NEW ZEALAND (SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, 2002).............................................................................................................21 FIGURE 2: NUMBER OF NEW CLIENTS USING TELEPHONE HELPLINE AND PERSONAL COUNSELLING SERVICES IN NEW ZEALAND (SOURCE: PROBLEM GAMBLING PURCHASING AGENT, 2003)...........22 FIGURE 3: GAMBLER’S PRIMARY PROBLEM MODE - NEW PERSONAL COUNSELLING CLIENTS IN NEW ZEALAND FOR 2002 (SOURCE: PROBLEM GAMBLING PURCHASING AGENT, 2003)........................23 TABLE