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However, they also feel that much
more could be done by both gambling venues and
government. Poker machine design is
certainly an area where people feel improvements
could be made.
! While this community concern remains, there is
a need for further evidence of the
effectiveness of current responsible gambling
measures and research into ways that these
measures might be improved.
The current system appears to generate a
significant matching effort from the community
(e.g. parent
input to match a P&F lottery fundraising) that
goes with the fundraising and this is valuable
in itself. The
licensing regime controlling permitted
(community) gaming is part of a more general
approach to the
administration of gaming under which all gaming
activities require a licence. In summary, the
current
licensing system allows the following benefits.
· Licensing provides increased certainty about
the quality and integrity of the gambling
product. The
rules and procedures ensure that the operators
of gambling activities achieve a particular
standard of
professional service. This also assists to
reduce the information asymmetry that exists
between the
operators of gambling activities and consumers.
The public benefits by reduced uncertainty or
risk
being associated with the gambling product.
· The licensing regime in place is designed to
reduce the incidence of fraudulent behaviour.
Gambling
is inherently open to exploitation by criminals
and organised crime. Existing consumer
legislation
presupposes a degree of business continuity.
This is not necessarily the case with gambling
“scams”
which are often one off enterprises which
succeed by moving locale and setting up again.
Current
consumer laws were not intended to apply to
gaming transactions. Any swindles could be hard
to
prove in court and getting redress could be
slow, cumbersome and expensive if it is done as
a
private court action. The licensing system
provides an extra layer of consumer protection.
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