2 March 2016
Peter Gutwein,
Treasurer
Gambling in Tasmania
The most up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of gambling in
Tasmania is the 2015 Social and Economic Impact Study.
Conducted by independent experts, the Study is a warts and all
look at gambling in the State. It shows that:
- The rate of problem gambling has
decreased;
- Participation and frequency rates are down;
- Problem gamblers’ and moderate risk gamblers’
percentage of total year gambling expenditure decreased;
- The amount spent on gambling has been declining since
2008-09;
- The number of gaming machines per capita in Tasmania is
lower than the national average – 8.9 machines per 1000 people in
Tasmania, relative to an average of 11.1 machines per 1000 people
nationally, or 12.4 machines per 1000 people excluding WA which is the
only jurisdiction that does not have EGMs outside casinos;
- Tasmania has the highest rate of people who don’t
gamble at all; and
- The Tasmanian Problem Gambling Severity Index rates are
at the lower end of other Australian states and territories.
The Government takes these issues very seriously and the Tasmanian
Liquor and Gaming Commission regularly reviews and updates the harm
minimisation framework.
As the Government has made clear, Tasmanians will be able to
have their say on the future of gaming machines. We will establish an open
and transparent process to give the community the opportunity to voice their
views on the gaming policy framework, including gaming machines.
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