City of Melbourne Electronic Gaming Machine Review Draft Background Report October 2017 This Report Was Prepared by Symplan on Behalf of the City of Melbourne
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City of Melbourne Electronic Gaming Machine Review Draft Background Report October 2017 This report was prepared by Symplan on behalf of the City of Melbourne. Disclaimer Symplan produces work of the highest professional and academic standards. Symplan has taken all the necessary steps to ensure that an accurate document has been prepared. Readers should therefore rely on their own skill and judgement when applying any information or analysis presented in this report to particular issues or circumstances. © Symplan 2017 Contents Acronyms ....................................................................................................................................................... iii Glossary ......................................................................................................................................................... iv 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Structure of the Report ................................................................................................................... 1 2 Stakeholder engagement ........................................................................................................................ 3 3 City of Melbourne strategic and community context ................................................................................ 3 3.1 Strategic role of the City of Melbourne ........................................................................................... 4 3.2 Community ..................................................................................................................................... 4 4 City of Melbourne gambling and gaming context .................................................................................... 8 4.1 Hotel and club venues with EGMs .................................................................................................. 9 4.2 Crown Casino ............................................................................................................................... 17 4.3 Keno and wagering venues .......................................................................................................... 18 5 City of Melbourne Policy and Planning Framework ............................................................................... 20 5.1 Plan Melbourne ............................................................................................................................ 20 5.2 Council strategic and policy framework ........................................................................................ 21 5.3 Melbourne Planning Scheme ....................................................................................................... 23 6 Regulatory and legislative framework .................................................................................................... 30 6.1 Planning and local government legislation ................................................................................... 31 6.2 Gambling legislation ..................................................................................................................... 32 6.3 Regulatory environment ............................................................................................................... 34 6.4 Council’s roles .............................................................................................................................. 36 6.5 Gambling and planning considerations ........................................................................................ 37 6.6 Harm minimisation ........................................................................................................................ 39 7 Relevant gaming and planning decisions .............................................................................................. 42 7.1 City of Melbourne ......................................................................................................................... 43 7.2 Key principles from gaming and planning decisions ..................................................................... 44 8 Framework for assessment of socio-economic impacts of gambling harm ........................................... 47 8.1 Participation in gambling activities ................................................................................................ 48 8.2 Prevalence of problem gambling .................................................................................................. 50 8.3 Determinants of gambling-related harm ....................................................................................... 50 8.4 Impacts of gambling ..................................................................................................................... 64 9 Framework for the revised Local Planning Policy for Gaming ............................................................... 73 9.1 Review of municipal strategic statements .................................................................................... 74 9.2 Review of local planning policies for electronic gaming ............................................................... 74 9.3 Review of Clause 52.28 ................................................................................................................ 79 Appendix 1 – Bibliography and references ................................................................................................... 81 Appendix 2 – Summary of stakeholder engagement discussions ................................................................. 84 Appendix 3 – Snapshot of key gaming data .................................................................................................. 89 Appendix 4 – Socio-economic profile of the community and risk factors for gambling-related harms .......... 90 Appendix 5 – Relevant gaming and planning permit decisions, City of Melbourne ...................................... 91 i Figures Figure 1 – Structure of the Background Report ...................................................................................... 2 Figure 2 – Estimated weekday night time daily population (aged 15 years plus), 2015 ........................ 5 Figure 3 – Breakdown of the City of Melbourne’s population, 2014 and 2030 (%) ............................... 5 Figure 4 – Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage, 2011, City of Melbourne, Adjoining Municipalities and SA2 ............................................................................................................................ 6 Figure 5 – Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage, 2011 by SA1 .............................................. 7 Figure 6 – Capped and uncapped areas of the City of Melbourne ......................................................... 9 Figure 7 – Average expenditure clubs and hotels Melbourne compared with metropolitan LGAs, 2015-16 ................................................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 8 – Expenditure per attached EGM entitlement, 2015-16 ........................................................ 14 Figure 9 - Expenditure per gaming venue, and number of attached EGM entitlements, City of Melbourne, 2015-16 ............................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 10 – Crown Casino location........................................................................................................ 18 Figure 11 – Keno and wagering (sports betting) facilities .................................................................... 19 Figure 12 – Urban renewal areas, City of Melbourne ........................................................................... 23 Figure 13 - Council’s roles in addressing gambling-related harm ......................................................... 36 Tables Table 1 – Expenditure at gaming venues within the City of Melbourne .............................................. 10 Table 2 – Change in EGM expenditure, EGM expenditure per adult and density of EGMs per 1,000 adults 2011-12 to 2015-16 .................................................................................................................... 13 Table 3 – Principles and actions underpinning Council’s strategic and policy framework ................... 21 Table 4 – Relevant Clauses of the Melbourne Planning Scheme Local Planning Policy Framework .... 24 Table 5 – Land use zones, gaming venues, City of Melbourne ............................................................. 27 Table 6 – Areas of overlap between the different planning and gaming considerations .................... 38 Table 7 – Timeline of gaming venue applications from 2001, City of Melbourne ................................ 43 Table 8 – Participation in gambling activities in Victoria in the past year, age comparisons with all Victorian adults ..................................................................................................................................... 49 Table 9 – Socio-economic and health determinants of gambling-related harms ................................ 62 Table 10 – Summary of key features of selected local planning policies