{"id":18680,"date":"2026-09-16T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=asia&#038;p=18680"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:47:33","slug":"new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies","status":"publish","type":"asia","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/asia\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand recovers NZ$11.5 million from pokies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Zealand\u2019s <strong>Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)<\/strong> secured commitments worth <strong>NZ$11.5 million (about US$6.6 million)<\/strong> to return pokie funds to community organizations after identifying widespread failures in the accounting and distribution of proceeds generated by the <strong>Class 4 gambling<\/strong> sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official announcement was issued on <strong>September 14, 2026<\/strong>. The review found that some money that should have remained available for <strong>community grants<\/strong> had instead been used to cover societies\u2019 own expenses, including the purchase of <strong>gaming machines<\/strong>. Under the <strong>Gambling Act 2003<\/strong>, net proceeds from Class 4 gambling may only be applied to <strong>authorised purposes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies2-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies2-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies2-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies2.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Paul James<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DIA also suspended <strong>One Foundation\u2019s Class 4 operator\u2019s licence for six days<\/strong> over errors in the accounting of gambling proceeds and for failing to surrender a venue licence when required. One Foundation, based in <strong>Rotorua<\/strong>, was established in <strong>2004<\/strong> as First Sovereign Trust Limited and is led by <strong>Kerry Bird, Chief Executive Officer<\/strong>, and <strong>Allan Yeoman, Chief Accounting &amp; Systems Officer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The market generates more than <strong>NZ$1 billion annually<\/strong>. In the 12 months ended <strong>June 2026<\/strong>, Gaming Machine Profit reached <strong>NZ$1.0512 billion<\/strong>, up <strong>1.58%<\/strong>, with <strong>13,613 machines<\/strong> operating across <strong>948 venues<\/strong>. Between April and June alone, GMP reached <strong>NZ$271.5 million<\/strong>, rising <strong>8.45%<\/strong> from the previous quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18683\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies3.png 697w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/new-zealand-recovers-nz11-5-million-from-pokies3-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brooke van Velden<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Class 4 societies must return at least <strong>40% of their gross proceeds excluding GST<\/strong> to authorised purposes. <strong>Section 106 of the Gambling Act 2003<\/strong> restricts the use of net proceeds to those purposes and provides for fines of up to <strong>NZ$10,000<\/strong> for non-compliance. The review was led by <strong>Vicki Scott, Director of Gambling at the DIA<\/strong>. The department is headed by <strong>Paul James, Secretary for Internal Affairs and Chief Executive<\/strong>, while the responsible minister is <strong>Brooke van Velden, Minister of Internal Affairs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DIA paired the enforcement action with new financial guidance covering accounting, permitted expenses and the treatment of grant funds, while further recoveries remain possible. In February 2026, the department had already filed charges against <strong>more than 20 people<\/strong> over alleged fraud involving pokie proceeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) secured commitments worth NZ$11.5 million (about US$6.6 million) to return pokie funds to community organizations after identifying widespread failures in the accounting and distribution of proceeds generated by the Class 4 gambling sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18681,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2323,15,3751,3837,354,254,105,87],"class_list":["post-18680","asia","type-asia","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sin-categoria","tag-asia","tag-gambling","tag-new-zealand","tag-pokies","tag-responsible-gambling","tag-slot-machines","tag-sports-betting","tag-street-machines","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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