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"The current models will just not survive": Sports sector warns of dire impact of proposed gambling bill

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 9 Aug 2025, 3:37pm
Photo / NZ Herald
Photo / NZ Herald

"The current models will just not survive": Sports sector warns of dire impact of proposed gambling bill

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 9 Aug 2025, 3:37pm

New Zealand’s sporting industry is pushing back against the Government’s proposal for online casinos. 

It's is preparing to licence up to 15 online casinos as it regulates online gambling for the first time, and the operators wouldn’t need to give returns to sporting clubs and community groups like is required of other licensed gambling operators. 

Anna Galvan, former Silver Fern and chair of Christchurch Netball, spoke with Lesley Murdoch about the impact this would have on grassroot and community sport in New Zealand. 

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