Schedule of gambling fees

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Class 3 gambling fees

Licence fees

Fee type$ Amount (excluding GST)

New licence or renewal of licence (total value of prizes $50,000 or less)

88.89

New licence or renewal of licence (total value of prizes exceeding $50,000 and all housie

628.44

Reference: Part 1 — Schedule 2 (Fees) in the Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2015

Promoter fees

Fee type$ Amount (excluding GST)
New license or renewal of license 2,567.00
Temp licensed promoter authority 88.89

Reference: Part 1 — Schedule 2 (Fees) in the Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2015

Class 4 gambling fees

Categories

These fees are divided into:

  • Category A — mainly club societies, RITA and racing clubs (unless clubs are operating class 4 gambling at commercial premises)
  • Category B — mainly non-club societies

Definitions: Gambling (Fees) Regulation 2015

Class 4 operator fees

Fee type$ Amount (excluding GST)
Operator’s annual fee (category B) 3,611.56
New operator’s licence (category A) 3,616.00
New operator’s licence (category B) 15,795.00
Renewal of operator’s licence (category A) 1,129.78
Renewal of operator’s licence (category B) 10,246.00
Amendment related to key persons for:
Class 4 venue licence, or
Class 4 operator’s licences
565.33
Amendment NOT related to key persons for:
Class 4 venue licence, or
Class 4 operator’s licence
169.00

Reference: Part 3 — Schedule 2 (Fees) in the Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2015

Class 4 Venue licence fees

Fee type$ Amount (excluding GST)
New venue licence (category A) 2,054.00
New venue licence (category B) 2,567.00
Renewal of venue licence (category A) 112.89
Renewal of venue licence (category B) 169.78

Reference: Part 3 — Schedule 2 (Fees) in the Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2015

Class 4 daily monitoring and licensing systems fee

Fee type$ Amount (excluding GST)
Daily monitoring fee per machine 1.90

Reference: Part 3 — Schedule 2 (Fees) in the Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2015

Class 4 compliance fee per gaming machine (venue annual fee)

Fee typeFrozen at this 2019/20 amount (excluding GST)
Annual compliance fee (per gaming machine) — small clubs (clubs with up to 7 EGMs) 331.90
Annual compliance fee (per gaming machine) – all other Class 4 Operators 736.92

Reference: Part 2 — Schedule 2 (Fees) in the Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2015

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Casino fees

Casino operator’s annual fees

Location$ Amount (excluding GST)
Auckland 2,852,000
Hamilton 550,000
Christchurch 813,000
Dunedin 446,000
Queenstown Sky City 304,000
Queenstown wharf 278,000

Reference: Part 4 — Schedule 2 (Fees) in the Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2015

Other fees relating to casinos

Fee type$ Amount (excluding GST)
New Certificate of Approval (casino employee) 512.44
New associated person approval 512.44
New casino operator’s licence 302,222.22
New casino venue agreement 20,444.44
Amendment to:
  • casino operator’s licence, OR
  • casino venue agreement, OR
  • casino venue licence.
888.89

Reference: Part 5 — Schedule 2 (Fees) in the Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2015

Appeal fees

Fee type$ Amount (excluding GST)
Filing appeal with Gambling Commission 222.22
1-day, half day and part half day hearing 400.00

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Related regulations and amendments

The fees are outlined in Schedule 2 of the Gambling (Fees) Regulation 2015

Gambling (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2020 took effect on 1 July 2020 to provide:

  • a freeze on the annual compliance (per gaming machine) fee at 2019/20 levels
  • a short term fee waiver on some fees for class 4 gambling operators and casinos (related to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic). For more details about the short term changes see Class 4 COVID-19 response measures

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