New Zealand Ministry of Health Refusing to Fund Facial Recognition Tech on Pokies

He said:

Thrush has stated that the Association would like the Ministry of Health to divert some of the funds collected from the problem gambling levy on pokies back to the operators as a means to pay for the software.

He noted that the Ministry of Health’s refusal to allow problem gambling funds to be used in this way was having a detrimental effect on problem gamblers who were trying to self-exclude.

Meanwhile the New Zealand online casinos market is thriving with a wide variety of international gambling companies serving the local gambling market.

Olivia Richardson

Olivia has worked as an editor and writer for major brands across multiple niches. She now focuses on the iGaming and sports betting industries.