Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia 2019-20 Annual Report

Overview of the Commission

Executive abstract

The Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia (the Commission) met on 10 events throughout the reporting interval to think about a variety of points.

During the yr, greater than 8,500 inspections/audits had been carried out on behalf of the Commission, and 1,790 group gaming permits had been issued leading to a gross quantity of greater than $67.9 million being raised by allow holders. Following the deduction of occasion bills, a web quantity of roughly $26.7 million was returned to beneficiary organisations. The discount within the variety of gaming permits issued on the earlier yr has been attributed to the consequences of COVID-19 responses.

On behalf of the Western Australian racing trade, the Commission collects a product price from wagering operators nationally who use Western Australian race fields as a part of their operations. This product price is remitted to Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) on a month-to-month foundation for distribution to registered Western Australian racing golf equipment. Despite a downturn in betting throughout Australia as a result of results of COVID-19 with the absence of betting alternatives in most important stream nationwide and worldwide sporting occasions, betting on racing continued, this resulted in a rise within the racing bets levy paid to RWWA for 2019-20 of $10 million. In complete, the Commission remitted $88.5 million to RWWA over 2019-20.

I want to take this chance to thank all members, together with the Commission’s outgoing members, Mr Rob Bovell and Mr Andrew Duckworth, for his or her contribution to the efficient operation of the Commission all year long, in addition to workers from the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety for his or her ongoing assist.

Duncan Ord OAM
Chairman