Waimate District Council adopts 'sinking lid' policy for pokies
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- 03 Feb 2023
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The Waimate District Council has adopted a ‘sinking lid’ policy for the district's pokie machines.
Councillors have voted to introduce a ‘sinking lid’ policy as part of changes to the Waimate District’s gambling policy, but venues will be able to relocate under the new rules.
The council adopted the new policy which replaces two existing policies, the Gambling Venue Policy 2018 and TAB Board Venue Policy 2018, at a meeting on Tuesday.
As of November, there were two class 4 gambling venues and 16 gaming machines opearting in the Waimate District.
A report by council’s community and strategy group manager Carolyn Johns said the previous policy had a cap of 20 gaming machines, did not allow new class 4 (non-casino) or TAB venues within the district and relocation of venues was not permitted. Read More…
