Regulation
Rules that shape the floor
Regulation decides how many machines a room may hold, how cash moves and what a venue must tell its players. This is general context, not legal advice.
By region
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New Zealand
Venue licensing, harm minimisation and reporting
- 2026
Ongoing harm-minimisation practice review
Venues continue to operate under host responsibility requirements, with staff training and player information obligations.
- 2025
Reporting cadence guidance
Operators maintain regular reporting to the responsible agency; the specific schedule is set in venue conditions.
Reference bodies
Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)Gambling Commission (New Zealand)
Always confirm current requirements with the responsible authority before making operational or compliance decisions.
Glossary
Terms used across the site
- TITO
- Ticket-in, ticket-out. Paper voucher system used to move credit between machines and the cage.
- Bank
- A group of gaming machines installed as one physical and electrical unit on the floor.
- Pit
- A cluster of live tables supervised as a single area.
- Cage
- The secured cash-handling area where chips, tickets and currency are exchanged.
- Hold
- The share of amounts wagered retained by the venue over a reporting period.
- Hybrid table
- A live-dealer table where players wager through electronic terminals.
- Cashless
- Account-based funding at the machine instead of notes or tickets.
- Host responsibility
- Operator obligations to reduce gambling harm within a venue.
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Common questions
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