Renewal of Licence for the Dunedin Casino

1. Introduction (PDF, 97 KB)

2. Relevant Sections of the Gambling Act 2003 (PDF, 90 KB) For a full copy of the legislation, see: Gambling Act 2003 (Legislation website)

3. Application by Dunedin Casinos Ltd for renewal of a Casino Venue Licence under Section 134 of the Gambling Act 2003 (PDF, 1 MB)
• NEW: On 8 July 2024, Dunedin Casinos Ltd submitted an amended Application to remedy errors in paragraphs 68, 71, 72 and 92.7 of the Application dated 16 June 2023.
• NEW: Amended Application by Dunedin Casinos Ltd for renewal of a Casino Venue Licence under Section 134 of the Gambling Act 2003 (PDF, 1 MB)

4. Appendices to Application

• Current Venue Licence - Appendix 1 (PDF, 1003 KB)
• Casino Impact Report - Appendix 2 (PDF, 5255 KB)
• Casino Operator's Licence - Appendix 3 (PDF, 797 KB)
• DIA audit letters - Appendix 4 (PDF, 5915 KB)
• Host Responsibility Programme - Appendix 5 (PDF, 2835 KB)
• Gambling Commission decision to approve CIR authors - Appendix 6 (PDF, 151 KB)
• Gambling Commission decision on matters to be included in CIR - Appendix 7 (PDF, 336 KB)

5. People of significant influence (44 KB)

6. Draft Licence Conditions (107 KB)

7. Responses from the Police and Government Agencies on Dunedin Casinos Limited and persons with significant influence:

• Response from New Zealand Insolvency and Trustee Service (MBIE), 20/09/23
• Response from New Zealand Companies Office (MBIE) and spreadsheet, 28/09/23
• NEW: Response from New Zealand Companies Office (MBIE) and spreadsheet, 05/07/24
• Response from Serious Fraud Office, 10/10/23
• Response from The Treasury, 18/10/23
• Response from NZ Police and Appendix, 19/01/24
• Response from Department of Internal Affairs, 19/03/24
• NEW: Response from Department of Internal Affairs, 05/07/24
• NEW: Response from NZ Police, 23/8/24

8. Public Notice of Application to the Gambling Commission by Dunedin Casinos Limited for Renewal of its Venue Licence (PDF)

9. Submissions on the Application by Dunedin Casinos Limited to renew its venue licence
• Submission by C. Hokianga, 02/05/24
• Submission by G. Bolger, 03/05/24
• Submission by J. Tizard, 03/05/24
• Submission by J. Wereta, 03/05/24
• Submission by J.G. Williamson, 03/05/24
• Submission by K. McEwan, 03/05/24
• Submission by K. Knight, 03/05/24
• Submission by L. Kelley, 03/05/24
• Submission by M.G.E. Johnston, 03/05/24
• Submission by M. Oaten, 03/05/24
• Submission by P. Graham, 03/05/24
• Submission by R.L. Rowling, 03/05/24
• Submission by R. Parsons, 03/05/24
• Submission by S. Reeves, 03/05/24
• Submission by S. Hill, 03/05/24
• Submission by S.E. Mollison, 03/05/24
• Submission by S. Farquhar, 03/05/24
• Submission by U.J. Marlow, 03/05/24
• Submission by V. Guyton, 03/05/24
• Submission by W. Anderson, 03/05/24
• Submission by W.C. Hanson, 03/05/24
• Submission by G. Campbell, 03/05/24
• Submission by G.N. Stanley, 03/05/24
• Submission by I. Scurr, 03/05/24
• Submission by I. Bell, 03/05/24
• Submission by J. Gibbes, 03/05/24
• Submission by E. Nicol, 03/05/24
• Submission by D. Kruishoop, 03/05/24
• Submission by D.M. Barnes, 03/05/24
• Submission by C.L. Oaten, 03/05/24
• Submission by C. Blanchard, 03/05/24
• Submission by B. Treanor, 03/05/24
• Submission by B. Dakers, 03/05/24
• Submission by A.R. Harvey, 03/05/24
• Submission by A.C. Kelley, 03/05/24
• Submission by J. Harvey, 04/05/24
• Submission by I. Masina, 04/05/24
• Submission by J. Duff, 04/05/24
• Submission by K. Duff, 04/05/24
• Submission by A. Clifton, 03/05/24
• Submission by L. Grey, 03/05/24
• Submission by H. Son, 03/05/24
• Submission by L. Dixon, 03/05/24
• Submission by L. Peipi, 03/05/24
• Submission by N. Parker, 03/05/24
• Submission by P. Uitermark, 03/05/24
• Submission by R. de Graaf, 03/05/24
• Submission by Y. Kim, 03/05/24
• Submission by G. Evans, 03/05/24
• Submission by H. Thomas, 03/05/24
• Submission by M. Wallace-Abernethy, 03/05/24
• Submission by N. Primmer, 03/05/24
• Submission by P. Arceo, 03/05/24
• Submission by P. Siah, 03/05/24
• Submission by G. Di Buo, 03/05/24
• Submission by G. Leaming, 03/05/24
• Submission by G. McKenzie, 03/05/24
• Submission by J. Pine, 03/05/24
• Submission by J. Venn, 03/05/24
• Submission by K. Chee, 03/05/24
• Submission by L. Lukas, 03/05/24
• Submission by V. Shimmins, 04/05/24
• Submission by T. Lane, 04/05/24
• Submission by N. Vanderloo, 04/05/24
• Submission by N.W. King, 04/05/24
• Submission by M. Briones, 04/05/24
• Submission by M. Briones, 04/05/24
• Submission by L. Vanderloo, 04/05/24
• Submission by J. Smith, 04/05/24
• Submission by E.L. Waghorn, 04/05/24
• Submission by E.G. Bartosh, 04/05/24
• Submission by F. Briones, 04/05/24
• Submission by D.K. Harrison, 04/05/24
• Submission by E.M. Smith, 04/05/24
• Submission by D. Lane, 04/05/24
• Submission by C. Boyd, 04/05/24
• Submission by A. Mills, 04/05/24
• Submission by A.M. Smith, 04/05/24
• Submission by C.M. Villalobos, 04/05/24
• Submission by B. Kennedy, 04/05/24
• Submission by T. Satchwell, 04/05/24
• Submission by P. Boregas, 04/05/24
• Submission by M. Pearce, 04/05/24
• Submission by B. Patston, 04/05/24
• Submission by Firebrand, 04/05/24
• Submission by Y.E. Speizer, 05/05/24
• Submission by T. Mattingly, 05/05/24
• Submission by S. McCoy, 05/05/24
• Submission by S. Allison, 05/05/24
• Submission by M. Armstrong, 05/05/24
• Submission by M. Roos, 05/05/24
• Submission by J. Pickering, 05/05/24
• Submission by J. Mattingly, 05/05/24
• Submission by I. Speizer, 05/05/24
• Submission by H. Keinan, 05/05/24
• Submission by E. Shallish, 05/05/24
• Submission by B. McKenzie, 05/05/24
• Submission by B. McRoberts, 05/05/24
• Submission by A. Pickering, 05/05/24
• Submission by M. Simona, 05/05/24
• Submission by T. Wilson, 05/05/24
• Submission by S. Parkin, 05/05/24
• Submission by C. Biligan, 06/05/24
• Submission by C. Hunt, 06/05/24
• Submission by J. Dil, 06/05/24
• Submission by D.A. Fenn, 06/05/24
• Submission by M. McCarthy, 06/05/24
• Submission by R. Inch, 06/05/24
• Submission by R. Sweetman, 06/05/24
• Submission by T. Collins, 06/05/24
• Submission by Business South, 06/05/24
• Submission by M. Carstairs, 06/05/24
• Submission by D. Kiddey, 06/05/24
• Submission by L. Sharp, 06/05/24
• Submission by K. Shea, 06/05/24
• Submission by J. Priemus, 06/05/24
• Submission by K. Hill, 06/05/24
• Submission by Otago Cricket, 06/05/24
• Submission by B. Tarleton, 06/05/24
• Submission by E. Legge, 06/05/24
• Submission by P. Allen, 06/05/24
• Submission by C. Whale, 06/05/24
• Submission by Orokonui Ecosanctuary, 06/05/24
• Submission by H. Smith, 06/05/24
• Submission by C. Kennedy, 06/05/24
• Submission by F. Ramos, 06/05/24
• Submission by C. Ramsay, 07/05/24
• Submission by T. Hutchison, 07/05/24
• Submission by M. Beswick, 07/05/24
• Submission by D. Matheson, 07/05/24
• Submission by E. Thompson, 07/05/24
• Submission by S. Mangnall, 07/05/24
• Submission by G. Richards, 07/05/24
• Submission by R. Gillespie, 08/05/24
• Submission by C. Fitzsimons, 08/05/24
• Submission by C. Attfield, 08/05/24
• Submission by J. McLeary, 08/05/24
• Submission by R. Gough, 09/05/24
• Submission by J. Satchwell, 09/05/24
• Submission by A. Murtagh, 09/05/24
• Submission by W. Smith, 09/05/24
• Submission by A. Cameron, 10/05/24
• Submission by M. Cameron, 10/05/24
• Submission by A. van Turnhout, 10/05/24
• Submission by I. Black, 11/05/24
• Submission by B. Flaws, 12/05/24
• Submission by P. Jeffery, 12/05/24
• Submission by S. Kernahan, 13/05/24
• Submission by P. Mitchell, 13/05/24
• Submission by Zonta Club of Metropolitan Dunedin, 13/05/24
• Submission of S. Thomson, 14/05/24
• Submission of P. Dickson, 14/05/24
• Submission of G. Kennedy, 14/05/24
• Submission by W. True, 14/05/24
• Submission by E. Hooks, 14/05/24
• Submission by C. Cairns, 14/05/24
• Submission by M. Ibbertson, 14/05/24
• Submission by T. Davis, 14/05/24
• Submission by L. Peterson, 14/05/24
• Submission by S. Parker, 14/05/24
• Submission by L. Patrick, 14/05/24
• Submission by L. Hodge, 14/05/24
• Submission by S. Sharp, 14/05/24
• Submission by J. McCall, 14/05/24
• Submission by G. Brown, 14/05/24
• Submission by G. Stanley, 14/05/24
• Submission by J. Luke, 14/05/24
• Submission by S.A. Jones, 14/05/24
• Submission by C. Roy, 15/05/24
• Submission by M. Hickling, 15/05/24
• Submission by S. Potter, 15/05/24
• Submission by R. Fenn, 16/05/24
• Submission by G. Fitzgerald, 16/05/24
• Submission by S. Heaton, 17/05/24
• Submission by S. Kalavite, 18/05/24
• Submission by J. Lai, 20/50/24
• Submission by A. Whiley, 20/05/24
• Submission by S. Kinnaird, 21/05/24
• Submission by J. Prasad, 21/05/24
• Submission by S. Wilson, 22/05/24
• Submission by Christchurch Casinos Ltd, 23/05/24
• Submission by A. Ryan, 23/05/24
• Submission by D. S. Hoy, 26/05/24
• Submission by M.Bolger, 28/05/24
• Submission of Dunedin City Council, 28/05/24
• Submission of National Gambling Harm Māori Public Health Collective, 29/05/24
• Submission of G. Bond & J. James, 29/05/24
• Submission of A. Weekley, 29/05/24
• Submission of PGF Services, 30/05/24
• Submission by R. Trainor, 30/05/24
• Submission by N. Barker, 30/05/24
• Submission by S. Murray, 30/05/24
• Submission by Asian Family Services, 31/05/24
• Submission by SkyCity Entertainment Group, 31/05/24
• Submission by K. Taylor, 31/05/24
• Submission by National Public Health Service Te Waipounamu, 04/06/24

10. Dunedin Casinos Limited - Submission in reply

11. Dunedin Casino's Host Responsibility Programmes to the Gambling Commission:
• Report to the Gambling Commission for the year ending 31 October 2017
• Report to the Gambling Commission for the year ending 31 October 2018
• Report to the Gambling Commission for the year ending 31 October 2019
• Report to the Gambling Commission for the year ending 31 October 2020
• Report to the Gambling Commission for the year ending 31 October 2021
• Report to the Gambling Commission for the year ending 31 October 2022
• Report to the Gambling Commission for the year ending 31 October 2023

12. Gambling Commission directions on public hearing

13. Notice of Public Hearing of Application by Dunedin Casinos Limited for renewal of its casino venue licence

14. Dunedin Casino's Statements of Evidence
• Statement of Evidence of Dominique Dowding (Dunedin Casinos Ltd)
• Statement of Evidence of Kerry Taylor (Dunedin Casinos Ltd)
• Statement of Evidence of Stacey Murray (Dunedin Casinos Ltd)
• Statement of Evidence of Carl Davidson
• Statement of Evidence of Simon Harris