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11月18日新西兰内政部消息，新西兰政府今天宣布了一项变化，以加强对拥有pokie（赌博）机的场所的要求，以减少它们对人们造成的伤害。
这些变化的重点是减少赌博机造成的伤害，这可能会影响那些赌博的人和他们的家庭。简而言之，它们将使赌博机场地的’房东责任’要求更清晰，更强大，更可执行。
对赌博伤害最小化法规的更改将包括：
★ 对所有与赌徒打交道的员工进行强制性的年度培训，确保赌博机场所的工作人员得到更好的培训。
★ 围绕场所识别有害赌博必须遵循的步骤的新要求，例如定期清扫和记录赌博危害的迹象。
★ 关于场地设计的两项新规则将通过确保工作人员能够更好地监控自动取款机和赌博机来支持危害最小化。
★ 一系列新的侵权犯罪，以帮助惩罚那些不遵守伤害最小化法规的人。
我预计新的针对赌博机的伤害最小化规定将在 2023 年上半年到位。
众所周知，赌博机是新西兰最有害的陆上赌博形式，所以我真的很高兴我们在加强危害最小化规则方面取得了进展。
这些变化将有助于确保赌博机场所能够一致和更频繁地识别和处理有害赌博。
它们旨在为第 4 类赌博行业实施现实。我还要求内政部酌情与部门代表就改革的一些实施细节进行合作。
我要感谢所有对公共讨论文件提供反馈的人。这些意见在制定和告知最终变更方面非常宝贵”扬·蒂内蒂说。
关于公共讨论文件的意见摘要现已在 https://www.dia.govt.nz/reducingpokiesharm。
18 November，Government takes action to reduce gambling harm from pokies
The Government is announcing today changes to strengthen the requirements in venues which have pokie (gambling) machines to reduce the harm they cause people.
The changes focus on reducing harm caused by pokies, which can affect both those people gambling and their whānau. In short, they would make the ‘host responsibility’ requirements on pokie venues clearer, stronger, and more enforceable.” Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti said.
The changes to pokies harm minimisation regulations will include:
· Mandatory annual training for all staff dealing with gamblers, ensuring that staff in pokies venues are better trained.
· New requirements around the steps venues must follow to identify harmful gambling, such as regular sweeps and recording signs of gambling harm.
· Two new rules around venue design that will support harm minimisation by ensuring that staff can better monitor ATMs and pokie machines are less visible.
· A range of new infringement offences to help penalise those who fail to comply with harm minimisation regulations.
I expect that the new harm minimisation regulations for pokies will be in place in the first half of 2023.
Pokies are known to be the most harmful form of land-based gambling in Aotearoa, so I’m really pleased we are making progress with strengthening the harm minimisation rules.
These changes will help make sure that pokies venues are identifying and acting upon harmful gambling consistently and more often.
They have been designed to be realistic to implement for the Class 4 gambling sector. I have also asked that the Department of Internal Affairs work with sector representatives, where appropriate, on some of the implementation details of the changes.
I want to thank everyone who provided their feedback on the public discussion document. The submissions were invaluable in developing and informing the final changes.” Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti said.
A summary of submissions on the public discussion document is now available at https://www.dia.govt.nz/reducingpokiesharm
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