Gambling fees and charges

The fees and charges below apply to gambling applications.

You can view Upper Hutt City Council's Gambling venues policy for the management of new Pokie machine and TAB venues here.

All fees are stated as GST inclusive and are effective from 1 July 2024.

Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time. Please check with us for any updates.

Where the actual fees incurred by council are higher than the fees shown, actual costs will be charged.

If a fee or charge for a Council service is not specifically listed below the charge or fee will be the total of the actual cost of materials, officer time incurred to provide the service, and GST.

Gambling fees and charges
Class 4 Gambling Venue Consent   $475.00
New Zealand Racing Board (including TAB) Venues Consent*    $475.00
New Zealand Racing Industries Venues Consent including Class 4 Gambling Venue Consent   $769.00 

*New Zealand Racing Board (including TAB) venues will also be required to pay a $155.00 application fee (over and above the consent fee) if they wish to host gaming machines at new or relocating venues.