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The cap on pokie machines in Kaikōura has been cut from 60 to 27.
Kaikōura has a new gambling policy which has reduced the cap on gaming machines.
Kaikōura district councillors voted to reduce the cap on pokie machines from 60 to 27 at a council meeting on Wednesday , following a review of the district’s gambling policy.
There was just one class 4 gaming venue in the Kaikōura district, after other venues closed following the 2016 earthquake.
The existing licence was for 18 gaming machines, so a cap of 27 machines would allow another venue to apply for a gaming licence.
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