Carol Stevenson
Executive Assistant
Gambling Commission
Level 9, 90 Symonds Street
PO Box 3310, Shortland Street
Auckland 1140

Tel: +64 9 300 1113
Fax: +64 9 300 1118
www.gamblingcom.govt.nz

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Dear Mr Harris

Thank you for your email yesterday.

We did respond to your request - it is contained in points (h), (i) and (j) of our letter. Perhaps some further comments might help to clarify.

We need to point out that monitoring of the performance of all casinos is the responsibility of the Department of Internal Affairs, including host responsibility. The Commission’s responsibility is to ensure that there are effective host responsibility programmes (HRPs). Therefore the programmes themselves are our focus.

The first of the new HRPs was introduced into SkyCity in Auckland in 2007 at which point a reporting/review system was introduced. The choice of review method and why it varied from the original conception was explained in our letter.

As a result of that experience two further HRPs are soon to be released drawing on the Auckland experience – SkyCity Hamilton and Queenstown – after which a 12 monthly monitoring requirement will be introduced for them also.

The last three casinos – Christchurch, Dunedin and Wharf - will follow the same process once their HRPs are completed.

All these programmes are evolutionary and seek to lift the practice of casinos above the minimum requirements of the law, which all currently meet.

Blair Cairncross
Executive Director
Gambling Commission
Level 9, 90 Symonds Street
PO Box 3310, Shortland Street
Auckland 1140

Tel: +64 9 300 1113
Fax: +64 9 300 1118
www.gamblingcom.govt.nz

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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #171 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 11:34 a.m.
To: Carol Stevenson
Subject: Re: OIA request to Gambling Commission

Dear Carol Stevenson,

Thanks for the response, but the information provided is
incomplete. I requested dates of HRP reports and reviews for all
licensed casinos, not just SkyCity Auckland. Or are you implicitly
telling me that those other casinos are failing to file reports, in
contravention of their licence?

Please respond in full to my request.

(Also: it is good OIA practice to remind people of their appeal
rights to the Ombudsman in responses. You may wish to update your
response template)

Yours sincerely,

Alex Harris

-----Original Message-----

Carol Stevenson
Executive Assistant
Gambling Commission
Level 9, 90 Symonds Street
PO Box 3310, Shortland Street
Auckland 1140

Tel: +64 9 300 1113
Fax: +64 9 300 1118
www.gamblingcom.govt.nz

This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged.

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