1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: The government's done a u turn on the online gambling. 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: It's now offering to give a share of some of 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: the money to the community organizations. Now, under the original plan, 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: community groups and sports clubs would get no money from 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: the online gambling regulation. Now the minister says she'll tax 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 1: the providers an extra four percent should give it to 7 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: the groups. Fraser Kirby is the president of the North 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: Wellington Football Club and with us high Fraser, is this good? 9 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 2: Four percent? 10 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: Is what you want? 11 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? Look, it's a step in the right direction. I 12 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 2: think the positive is that I guess all the community 13 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: groups that raise concerns around this have been listened to, 14 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: and then the bill has been revised accordingly in this 15 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: moment in time, and that's probably all that we can 16 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: really take out of it to be fair right at 17 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: this moment. 18 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: Now, one of the concerns that you had was that 19 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: you guys were going to miss out on money. But 20 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: I can't see how you miss out on money. How 21 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: does that happen? 22 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: If this had gone through as it was proposed, anyone 23 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: gambling online, there would have been no money coming back 24 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 2: into the New Zealand community. 25 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: Do you get money from online gambling at the moment. 26 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 2: No, we don't know. How do you miss out the assumption? 27 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 2: The assumption is that people will start to migrate from 28 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 2: physical pokies to online gambling. 29 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: Is online gambling available to us at the moment? 30 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 2: I believe it is? 31 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: Yes? Okay, so not. I still don't see how you 32 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: lose out. Then if we can already choose between online 33 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: gambling and pokies, and in the future we will choose 34 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: between online gambling and pokeyes, how do you miss out 35 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: in the future. 36 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 2: The assumption is that people will move to online because 37 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 2: it's more accessible and obviously the more people that do that, 38 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 2: the less people will be go out of. 39 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: That to be like four percent is a good deal then. 40 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, I mean it's a from where it was 41 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: to where it is. 42 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: Absolutely Yeah, nicely played, Fraser, Appreciate it. Fraser Kirby, President 43 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: north Wellington Football Club. For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drive, 44 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: listen live to news Talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, 45 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.