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Mixed response to Gambling Harm Awareness Week call in New Zealand
The Invercargill Licensing Trust (ILT) has switched off most of its gaming machines for an hour on Monday to mark the start of Gambling Harm Awareness Week in New Zealand. At the other major gaming company in the country, the Mataura Licensing Trust, has chosen to look away.
Pokie machines in most ILT venues remained turned off for an hour on the morning of September 3.
However, in Gore, it was business as usual. Mataura Licensing Trust general manager Mark Paterson said: “We appreciate that there could be problems around problem gambling but we’re not doing anything.”
Statistics from the Department of Internal Affairs shows nationwide expenditure for the quarter ending June 2018 was $226,827,967.75.
There are 85 gaming machines across seven approved venues in the Gore district, where $800,802.26 was spent in the quarter.
In Invercargill city, there are 247 machines in 17 approved venues, with an expenditure of $3,982,156.06 for the quarter and $640,812.84 was spent in 94 machines in 17 approved venues in the Southland district.
The “Pause the Pokies” nationwide initiative is being coordinated by the Problem Gambling Foundation, Mapu Maia (Pacific Counselling Service), Asian Family Services, and several community partners around the country to raise awareness about gambling harm.
Foundation director of communications Andree Froude said more than 70 venues are signed up to take part.
“The awareness week starts with 15 of the 17 venues in Invercargill pausing their pokies in the morning and there are some venues participating that are pausing their pokies every day for an hour during that week.”
Froude said the national theme for Gambling Harm Awareness Week is to take time out from gambling and to put time into whānau.
“We are hoping that pausing the pokies will also allow gamblers to think about their gambling, and it may lead to people seeking help from a local service if they are experiencing harm or know someone that is.”
The latest New Zealand National Gambling Study states that although participation in gambling has fallen, rates of problem gambling have not similarly reduced, and gambling continues to impact heavily on Māori and Pacific peoples.
Source:stuff.co.nz
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Play’n GO unveils Banana Rush, a character-first slot where a banana-fixated Gorilla rallies his misfit crew in a lush, bouncy rainforest.
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Fast Track Celebrates Fourth Consecutive Great Place to Work® Certification, Maintaining High-Trust Workplace
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Fast Track, a leading SaaS technology company, has been certified by Great Place to Work® for the fourth consecutive year, achieving an exceptional 91% Trust Index score based on feedback from all employees participating in this year’s Great Place to Work Survey. This remarkable result places Fast Track among the world’s best employers and reflects the company’s unwavering commitment to maintaining a high-trust workplace.
“Fast Track is fundamentally a culture-centric business, and our employees remain the driving force behind everything we achieve,” said Simon Lidzén, Co-Founder and CEO of Fast Track. “Reaching a 91% Trust Index while navigating another year of rapid growth demonstrates our dedication to fostering an exceptional and resilient organisational culture. Achieving this certification for the fourth year running reaffirms my belief in developing leaders from within and empowering our teams to thrive in an environment built on trust, transparency, and continuous growth.”
The 91% Trust Index represents a significant milestone, placing Fast Track among the top tier of certified workplaces globally. Research by Great Place to Work® shows that sustaining high employee trust during periods of rapid expansion is exceptionally rare, as growing organisations often face challenges maintaining a consistent culture as they scale.
“Our fourth Great Place to Work certification reflects our relentless dedication to being a world-class employer that attracts and retains exceptional talent, but also our belief that trust is what enables us to move fast and succeed,” said Jenny Arnell, Chief People Officer at Fast Track. **
“High-trust workplaces are more productive, energised and resilient – they experience less stress, fewer sick days, and lower burnout. In a highly agile environment like ours, where uncertainty is constant, trust becomes the foundation that allows people to take ownership, collaborate with confidence, and adapt quickly. As we continue to scale the company and its culture, our focus will be on deepening alignment across the team around how we work, who does the work, when and where it’s done, and how it’s valued. Maintaining this level of trust is what will keep us moving forward together.”
This achievement stands out not only for Fast Track’s continued growth across its offices in Malta, Spain and Sweden, but for the company’s ability to sustain a culture where trust, collaboration, and accountability remain as strong as ever, proving that scaling and staying people-centred can go hand in hand.
“Earning Great Place to Work certification for the fourth consecutive year, especially with a 91% Trust Index during such significant growth, truly sets Fast Track apart in the technology sector,” said Linda Löfman, Senior Consultant at Great Place to Work®*. “This level of employee trust and satisfaction during expansion demonstrates exceptional leadership and a genuine commitment to workplace culture. Fast Track’s consistent focus on fairness, transparency, and developing talent from within continues to make them a standout employer in the industry.”*
The Great Place to Work® certification is based entirely on employee feedback, making it one of the most credible workplace recognitions globally. Fast Track’s sustained performance across four years — culminating in this record-breaking Trust Index — reinforces its position as an employer of choice in the global technology industry.
As Fast Track continues to grow, the company remains deeply committed to nurturing its world-class culture while expanding its innovative SaaS solutions to new markets.
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