In Australia and New Zealand, pokies contribute a generous amount of money to local community organizations. Every year, millions of dollars’ worth of funding is provided to charities across the country. These donations are derived from poker machine revenue, as gaming operators are required by law to spend a significant portion of their profits on community projects.

This week, PubCharity, a New Zealand-based pokies group, announced that it donated $1.74 million in November. For the financial year of 2012, this is one of the biggest donations seen this year. Over the course of the entire year, PubCharity donated $4.4 million to more than 600 charities across New Zealand. PubCharity benefits a wide range of organizations across New Zealand.

From grassroots projects to national charities, the pokies group ensures that worthy causes receive the funds that they deserve, providing this funding from poker machines across the country. Charities can apply for PubCharity funding by filling out a form on the organization’s website.

The group allocates funding to charities that are located within the jurisdiction of a PubCharity venue, allowing good causes to benefit from gambling spending. It is important that pokies give back to the local community. Since New Zealanders spend millions of dollars on pokies every year, gaming operators certainly owe it to them to provide their communities with funding.

Sports, arts, heritage, education and health programs all benefit from PubCharity donations, as well as funding from other pokies clubs. In New Zealand, the Harm Reduction Bill aims to make organizations like PubCharity even more valuable. Politicians would like to see pokies operators donating upwards of 80% of their profits back into the community, in addition to reducing the overall number of poker machines across the country.

About the Author

George Anderson
Author George, has over 25+ years’ experience in the Pokies and Casinos industry throughout Australia and New Zealand. Loves to research new Pokies games on the block and follows announcements from top industry providers about their upcoming releases. As soon as a new interesting pokie game appears on his radar, George is there to check it out and give you the scoop before anyone else and tell you about all casino sites where can play the latest game. Before this gig, George worked as Pokie game tester, making him an ideal candidate for this genre of work. He is also an animal lover and a proud owner of three dogs.