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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

Corrections $473.6m 15.9% Gaming and Racing $51.1m 1.7% Consumer Affairs $72.2m 2.4% Police $1564.8m 52.5% Emergency Services $200.1m 6.7% Attorney General $621.2m 20.8%

Gaming Portfolio Outputs

51.1 55.3 25.8 TOTAL 29.6 32.8 5.0 Gaming and Racing Industry Management Gambling Policy & Strategy, Gambling Licences Review, Office

• f Racing

21.5 22.5 20.8 Regulation of Gambling Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation 2006-07 Target ($M) 2005-06 Expected Outcome ($M) 2005-06 Target ($M) OUTPUT

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

1,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 5,000,000,000

S pe nding ( $ )

Actual Trendl Monash

100,000,000 200,000,000 300,000,000 400,000,000

1996- 97 1997- 98 1998- 99 1999- 00 2000- 01 2001- 02 2002- 03 2003- 04 2004- 05

Spending ($) Actual Trend

Ballarat

20,000,000 40,000,000 60,000,000 80,000,000

1996- 97 1997- 98 1998- 99 1999- 00 2000- 01 2001- 02 2002- 03 2003- 04 2004- 05

Spending ($) Actual Trend

Gambling trends – EGM density

Gaming Machines per 1000 Adults, 2003-04

5 10 15 20 25 VIC TAS NT AUST SA QLD NSW ACT Density (EGMs per 1000 adults)

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 – 9th 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