Minister for Gaming and Racing explained

Post:Minister for Gaming and Racing
Incumbent:David Harris
Department:Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Insignia:Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Incumbentsince:5 April 2023
Style:The Honourable
Nominator:Premier of New South Wales
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales
Formation:4 July 1986

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.

Role and responsibilities

Racing became a portfolio for the first time in the Unsworth ministry. 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.[1] With the establishment of the Sydney Harbour Casino in 1995, the portfolio included the Casino Control Board.[2] 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.[3]

List of ministers

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

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry data-sort-type="date" Term start !data-sort-type=date Term end !Time in office Notes
Minister for Racing Unsworthalign=center 4 July 1986 align=center 21 March 1988
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing Greiner (1)align=center 25 March 1988align=center 18 September 1989
Minister for Racingalign=center 18 September 1989align=center 24 May 1991
Minister for Sport, Recreation and RacingGreiner (2)
Fahey (1)		align=center 6 June 1991align=center 24 June 1992align=right
 Fahey (2)align=center 3 July 1992align=center 26 May 1993align=right
Fahey (3)align=center 26 May 1993align=center 4 April 1995align=right
Minister for Gaming and Racing Carr (1) (2) (3)align=center 4 April 1995align=center 13 February 2003
Carr (3)align=center 13 February 2003align=center 2 April 2003align=right
Carr (4)
Iemma (1)		align=center 2 April 2003align=center 2 April 2007align=right
Iemma (2)align=center 2 April 2007align=center 8 September 2008align=right
Rees
Keneally		align=center 8 September 2008align=center 28 March 2011align=right
Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing O'Farrellalign=center 4 April 2011 align=center 23 April 2014align=right
Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and RacingBaird (1)align=center 23 April 2014 align=center 2 April 2015
Minister for RacingBaird (2)align=center 2 April 2015 align=center 30 January 2017
Berejiklian (1)align=center 30 January 2017 align=center 23 March 2019
Minister for Hospitality and Racing Perrottet (2)align=center 21 December 2021align=center 5 April 2023align=right
Minister for Gaming and Racing Minnsalign=center 5 April 2023align=center incumbentalign=right

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PFO-109 Racing [I] ]. NSW State Records & Archives . 2022-03-07.
  2. Web site: PFO-110 Gaming and Racing . NSW State Records & Archives . 2022-03-07.
  3. Web site: PFO-435 Hospitality and Racing . NSW State Records & Archives . 2022-03-07.

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