Minister for Gaming and Racing

The New South Wales Minister for Hospitality and Racing is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the oversight of hospitality and for racing in the state of New South Wales, Australia.^[1]

Role and responsibilities

Racing became a portfolio for the first time in the Unsworth ministry.^[2] The minister was responsible for regulating bookmakers and the control of greyhound, trotting and horse racing, racecourse development and the management of the NSW Totalisator Agency Board.^[3] With the establishment of the Sydney Harbour Casino in 1995, the portfolio included the Casino Control Board.^[4] The portfolio was abolished in the Second Berejiklian ministry and responsibility shared by the Minister for Customer Service and the Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, before being re-established in the second Perrottet ministry. In addition to racing and gambling, the minister is also responsible for registered clubs.^[5]

The following individuals have served as Minister for Hospitality and Racing, or any precedent title:

^ The portfolio of Racing was separated from Sport and Recreation however Bob Rowland Smith retained responsibility for both portfolios.

^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "PFO-109 Racing [I]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
^ "PFO-110 Gaming and Racing". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
^ "PFO-435 Hospitality and Racing". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.