allocate, in relation to tickets in an instant game,—

apply, in relation to the application by a corporate society of net proceeds from class 4 gambling to an authorised purpose, means spending the net proceeds directly on the corporate society’s own authorised purpose

approved evidence of age document has the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

approved surety—

associated person means a person who is approved as an associated person for a particular casino by the Secretary or the Gambling Commission, as the case may be

authorised chip means a chip that satisfies any applicable minimum operating standards specified by the Secretary under section 141

authorised purpose means,—

authorised representative, in relation to a society, means a natural person employed or engaged by the society for, mainly, non-gambling tasks

Authority means the Casino Control Authority established by section 7 of the Casino Control Act 1990

Board means the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board established by section 116A of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977 and continued in existence under section 272 of this Act

bookmaking—

broadcaster and broadcasting have the same meanings as in section 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1989

casino count, in relation to a casino, means a count of money paid for the right to participate in casino gambling

casino gambling has the meaning given by section 34

casino licence means a casino operator’s licence or a casino venue licence

casino operator’s licence means a licence granted under section 130; and includes an existing casino operator’s licence

casino venue, in relation to a licensed casino,—

casino venue agreement means an arrangement or agreement made between the holder of a casino venue licence and the holder of a casino operator’s licence to operate the casino to which the casino venue licence relates

casino venue licence means an existing casino premises licence that continues in existence under section 122

chip means a token used, or capable of being used, in the conduct of casino gambling instead of money

class 3 gambling has the meaning given by section 27

class 3 operator’s licence means a licence granted under section 37

class 4 gambling has the meaning given by section 30

class 4 operator’s licence means—

class 4 venue means a place used to operate class 4 gambling

class 4 venue agreement means an agreement or agreements between the holder of, or applicant for, a class 4 operator’s licence or a class 4 venue licence and the venue operator that sets out their respective rights and responsibilities

class 4 venue licence means—

club means a voluntary association of persons combined for a purpose other than personal gain

commission means a payment that is based directly or indirectly on a percentage of the turnover in a gambling activity

communication device means a machine, device, or thing for communicating at a distance and using any technology (including telecommunication, radiocommunication, and broadcasting technology)

corporate society means 1 society that is—

counterfeit chip includes an authorised chip that has been altered in any manner so as to resemble another authorised chip

crime involving dishonesty has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Crimes Act 1961

Department means the Department of Internal Affairs or any other department of State that has assumed responsibility for the administration of this Act

distribute, in relation to the distribution by a corporate society of net proceeds from class 4 gambling to an authorised purpose, means the corporate society making a grant to another person for that person to spend on an authorised purpose

draw, in relation to a lottery, means to determine by lot, or wholly by chance, the participants entitled to a prize

EFTPOS device means an electronic funds transfer at point of sale device

electioneering purpose means the purpose of a group or an individual standing for election to public office (including, for example, candidates in a national or local body election or candidates for election to community trusts or energy trusts)

electronic monitoring system means an electronic or computer system or communication device that is designed or adapted for use to—

existing casino agreement means a casino agreement approved under section 42 of the Casino Control Act 1990

existing casino licence has the same meaning as the term casino licence in section 2(1) of the Casino Control Act 1990

existing casino operator’s licence means a casino operator’s licence granted under section 37 of the Casino Control Act 1990

existing casino premises licence means a casino premises licence granted under section 31 of the Casino Control Act 1990

existing gaming machine licence means a licence authorising a society to conduct gambling by way of gaming machines granted under section 8 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977

existing licensed promoter’s licence means a licensed promoter’s licence granted under section 47 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977

gambling—

gambling area means,—

gambling assets means assets acquired to enable the conduct of gambling, including, but not limited to, any fittings or chattels

Gambling Commission means the commission established by section 220

Gambling Commissioner means a person appointed under section 221 as a member of the Gambling Commission

gambling equipment—

gambling inspector means a person who is appointed as an inspector under section 330

gambling operator means a person or class of person who conducts gambling

game rules means rules made by the Secretary for particular games, categories, classes, or forms of gambling under section 367

gaming machine—

government agency means a government department or Crown entity

harm—

housie—

illegal gambling means gambling declared as illegal by section 9, 17(3), or 17A(2)

infringement offence means—

instant game means a form of gambling where prizes are allocated before, or simultaneously with, the sale of a ticket

junket means entering New Zealand for a limited period of time with the primary purpose of gambling in a casino where—

junket organiser means a person who organises a junket for financial gain

key person means,—

licensed promoter means a person who is granted a licence under section 201 to promote a class 3 gambling activity on behalf of a society

licensed promoter’s agreement means the agreement between a society and a licensed promoter referred to in section 188(3)

licensed promoter’s licence means a licence granted under section 201

local authority has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 2002

Lotteries Commission means the New Zealand Lotteries Commission established under section 72 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977 and continued in existence under section 236 of this Act

lottery—

lottery prize fund account means the account referred to in section 252

management services provider, in relation to a corporate society that is an applicant for, or a holder of, a class 4 operator’s licence, means a person who, under a contract or arrangement, provides to the corporate society ongoing services that—

minimum standards means minimum standards for the design, manufacture, and performance of gambling equipment prescribed by the Secretary under section 327

Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act or the relevant Part or provision of this Act

money includes—

net proceeds has the meaning given by section 5A

New Zealand lottery—

occupier—

operator’s licence means a class 3 operator’s licence, a class 4 operator’s licence, or a casino operator’s licence

organiser, in relation to a class 2 or class 3 gambling activity, means the natural person who conducts the activity

overseas gambling advertisement means a form of communication that—

owner means the person who is entitled to receive the rent for the place or who would be entitled to receive it if the place were let

place includes—

prescribed fee means a fee prescribed by regulations made under section 370

previous gaming Acts means the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977 and the Casino Control Act 1990

previous racing Acts means the Racing Act 2003 and the Racing Act 1971

private gambling means gambling by persons at a private residence in the following circumstances:

prize competition means a scheme or competition—

problem gambler means a person whose gambling causes harm or may cause harm

profits, in relation to New Zealand lotteries, means an amount calculated by subtracting from New Zealand lottery proceeds expenses incurred in producing those proceeds including, but not limited to,—

property is defined in section 298(2) for the purpose of that section

publish means—

racing club has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Racing Industry Act 2020

racing code has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Racing Industry Act 2020

registered bank has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act 1989

relevant offence means—

remote interactive gambling—

responsible gambling means lawful participation in gambling—

responsible Ministers means the Minister responsible for the department developing and implementing the integrated problem gambling strategy and the Minister responsible for this Act

sales promotion scheme means gambling that does not involve a gaming machine nor a prize restricted or prohibited under section 17, used by a creator, distributor, or vendor of goods or services to promote the sale of those goods or services if—

Secretary means the Secretary for Internal Affairs

site approval means that part of an existing gaming machine licence that approves a place for gambling with gaming machines

society means an association of persons established and conducted entirely for purposes other than commercial purposes

standard form means a form issued by the Secretary under section 366

territorial authority—

territorial authority consent means a consent granted by a territorial authority under section 100

territorial authority district means a district in respect of which a territorial authority is constituted

ticket means a document or thing that is evidence of, or signifies participation in, gambling or, if there is no document or thing, includes the right to participate

turnover means the aggregate stakes in a gambling activity

venue licence means a class 4 venue licence or a casino venue licence

venue manager means 1 natural person responsible for supervising the gambling and venue personnel at a class 4 venue and for banking the proceeds of class 4 gambling

venue operator means the occupier of a class 4 venue for which the licence application was required under section 65(3) to be accompanied by a class 4 venue agreement where the occupier owns the primary business at the venue

venue personnel means a person who works at a class 4 venue or a casino and whose work involves dealing with gambling equipment, gamblers, or the proceeds of gambling.