{"id":13156,"date":"2025-08-06T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=13156"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:37:14","slug":"nz-sports-bodies-rally-against-online-casino-bill-over-threat-to-grassroots-funding","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/nz-sports-bodies-rally-against-online-casino-bill-over-threat-to-grassroots-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ sports bodies rally against online casino bill over threat to grassroots funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 50 national and regional sporting bodies across Aotearoa have banded together to oppose the <strong>Online Casino Gambling Bill<\/strong>, warning it would undermine one of New Zealand\u2019s most critical community funding streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a joint submission to Parliament, organisations including <strong>Sport New Zealand<\/strong>, national rugby and cricket boards, netball leagues and youth development agencies expressed concern that the proposed bill <strong>lacks a mandated funding model<\/strong> to replace the NZD\u202f$150 million currently generated annually by land-based gambling proceeds for community sport and recreation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the current regime, funds from pokie machines operated by Class 4 gaming venues are distributed back into the community under the supervision of the <strong>Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)<\/strong>. Sporting organisations rely heavily on these grants to deliver coaching, competitions, gear, and local infrastructure across the motu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/kiwi-parliament-backs-online-casino-bill-in-first-test-greens-help-it-over-the-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kiwi parliament backs online casino bill in first test, greens help it over the line<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the new bill, designed to regulate offshore online casinos by introducing a domestic licensing regime, does not contain any provision requiring <strong>revenue reinvestment into grassroots or not-for-profit sectors<\/strong>. Critics say that creates a double standard\u2014where online operators reap commercial gains in the New Zealand market without contributing to the social and sporting fabric of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"line-height1 has-large-font-size\">\u201cWe\u2019re not anti-gaming,\u201d said one regional netball administrator. \u201cBut any expansion of the gaming sector needs to come with mechanisms that sustain the communities that bear the social cost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/nz-sports-bodies-rally-against-online-casino-bill-over-threat-to-grassroots-funding2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/nz-sports-bodies-rally-against-online-casino-bill-over-threat-to-grassroots-funding2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/nz-sports-bodies-rally-against-online-casino-bill-over-threat-to-grassroots-funding2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/nz-sports-bodies-rally-against-online-casino-bill-over-threat-to-grassroots-funding2-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Justice has yet to confirm how the licensing fees or gaming tax revenue from the proposed online market would be allocated. Industry analysts note that without a community funding clause, the bill risks <strong>eroding public trust<\/strong> and setting up a commercial regime that replicates the harms of offshore platforms\u2014just under a New Zealand flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/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>The select committee reviewing the bill is expected to hold <strong>public hearings in September<\/strong>, with several high-profile sporting organisations slated to speak. For now, the message from the sports sector is unified: <strong>any legalisation of online casinos in Aotearoa must protect\u2014and preferably expand\u2014the lifeblood of grassroots sport<\/strong> that has long relied on the gaming sector\u2019s community return obligations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not anti-gaming,\u201d said one regional netball administrator. \u201cBut any expansion of the gaming sector needs to come with mechanisms that sustain the communities that bear the social cost.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13158,"menu_order":72,"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":[],"tags":[3184,4910,4909,354,947,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-13156","1":"europe","2":"type-europe","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-europe","8":"tag-newzealand","9":"tag-nz","10":"tag-responsible-gambling","11":"tag-responsible-gaming","12":"tag-sports-betting","13":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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