Gaming Portfolio Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 16 June 2006 The Hon John Pandazopoulos MP Minister for Gaming
Introduction • Gambling portfolio outputs • Gambling trends • Gambling strategy • Achievements 2005/06 • Priorities 2006-07
Justice Budget Breakdown 2006-07 Share of $2,983.0 million budget Emergency Gaming and Corrections Services Racing $473.6m $200.1m $51.1m 15.9% 6.7% 1.7% Attorney General $621.2m 20.8% Consumer Affairs Police $72.2m $1564.8m 2.4% 52.5%
Gaming Portfolio Outputs OUTPUT 2005-06 2005-06 2006-07 Target ($M) Target ($M) Expected Outcome ($M) Regulation of Gambling 20.8 22.5 21.5 Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation Gaming and Racing Industry 5.0 32.8 29.6 Management Gambling Policy & Strategy, Gambling Licences Review, Office of Racing TOTAL 25.8 55.3 51.1
Regulation of Gambling output • Aim to achieve a fair and crime free gaming industry in Victoria, operated in a responsible manner • Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation (VCGR) activities: – Licensing and equipment approvals – Investigations and compliance audits – Casino supervision – Fostering responsible gambling
Gaming and Racing Industry Management output • Office of Gaming and Racing (OGR): – Gambling Policy & Strategy • Problem Gambling Strategy • Policy and legislative proposals • Gambling research • Stakeholder engagement – Gambling Licences Review • Lotteries Licence awarding process • EGM, Club Keno, and Wagering licences review
Gambling trends – EGM expenditure Victoria S pe nding ( $ ) 5,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 Actual 1,000,000,000 Trendl 0 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Monash Ballarat Spending ($) Spending ($) 400,000,000 80,000,000 300,000,000 60,000,000 200,000,000 40,000,000 Actual 100,000,000 20,000,000 Trend Actual Trend 0 0 1996- 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 1996- 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05
Gambling trends – EGM density Gaming Machines per 1000 Adults, 2003-04 Density (EGMs per 1000 adults) 25 20 15 10 5 0 VIC TAS NT AUST SA QLD NSW ACT Source: Australian Gambling Statistics 2003-04 (latest official figures), Qld Treasury Notes: WA is excluded because it has no gaming machines outside the Burswood Casino.
Gambling trends – problem gambling • Problem gambling prevalence halved, from 2.14% in 1999 to 1.12% in 2004 • Increase in the proportion of problem gamblers in counselling, from 4.7% in 1999 to 13.9% in 2004-05 • Decline in the proportion of household consumption spent on gambling, from 3.8% between June 2000 to September 2002 to 3.3% in 2005-06.
Gambling strategy • Systematic strategy to address challenges created by gambling through regulatory and population-based actions: – Market integrity controls – Consumer protection measures – Social Regulation – Community education and public health strategy – Open and informed decisions
Achievements 2005/06 – regulatory actions • Ensuring market integrity: – Commercial raffle organisers regulations – Sports betting reform – 9 th variation of the Casino Agreement • Consumer protection – Prohibition of issuing of cash cheques for winnings over $2,000 – Signage restrictions and advertising bans – VCGR community information sessions • Social regulation – Regional Caps review – Amendments to the Victoria Planning Provisions – Gaming venue staff training requirements
Achievements 2005/06 – community engagement • Problem gambling strategy – $34.7m for Problem Gambling Strategy 2005-07 – Services for CALD and Indigenous communities – After hours initiative – Stage 4 of the Community Awareness and Education campaign – Community partnerships • Open and informed decisions – Community Advocacy Project – Responsible Gambling Ministerial Advisory Council – Victorian Gambling Research Agenda – Pilot submission-based grant system for Victorian gambling research
Achievements 2005/06 – Gambling Licences Review • Public Lotteries licensing process • Review of Gaming machine licence arrangements • Review of Club Keno arrangements • Review of Wagering Licence arrangements • Review of funding arrangements for the Racing Industry
Priorities for 2006-07 • Gambling Licences Review • Sports betting reforms • Regional Caps implementation • Amendments to planning requirements • Review of the Problem Gambling Strategy
Gaming Portfolio Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 16 June 2006 The Hon John Pandazopoulos MP Minister for Gaming
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