# Minister for Gaming and Racing

The New South Wales Minister for Gaming 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. With the establishment of the Sydney Harbour Casino in 1995, the portfolio included the Casino Control Board. 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.

## List of ministers

The following individuals have served as Minister for Gaming and Racing, or any precedent title:
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Racing | Michael Cleary | Labor | Unsworth | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days |
| Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing | Bob Rowland Smith | National | Greiner (1) | 25 March 1988 | 18 September 1989 | 3 years, 60 days |
| Minister for Racing | Bob Rowland Smith | National | Greiner (1) | 18 September 1989 | 24 May 1991 | 3 years, 60 days |
| Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing | George Souris | National | Greiner (2) Fahey (1) | 6 June 1991 | 24 June 1992 | 1 year, 18 days |
| Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing | Joe Schipp | Liberal | Fahey (2) | 3 July 1992 | 26 May 1993 | 327 days |
| Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing | Chris Downy | Liberal | Fahey (3) | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days |
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | Richard Face | Labor | Carr (1) (2) (3) | 4 April 1995 | 13 February 2003 | 7 years, 315 days |
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | Michael Egan | Labor | Carr (3) | 13 February 2003 | 2 April 2003 | 48 days |
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | Grant McBride | Labor | Carr (4) Iemma (1) | 2 April 2003 | 2 April 2007 | 4 years, 0 days |
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | Graham West | Labor | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007 | 8 September 2008 | 1 year, 159 days |
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | Kevin Greene | Labor | Rees Keneally | 8 September 2008 | 28 March 2011 | 2 years, 201 days |
| Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing | George Souris | National | O'Farrell | 4 April 2011 | 23 April 2014 | 3 years, 19 days |
| Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing | Troy Grant | National | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 2 years, 282 days |
| Minister for Racing | Troy Grant | National | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 2 years, 282 days |
| Minister for Racing | Paul Toole | National | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days |
| Minister for Hospitality and Racing | Kevin Anderson | National | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 5 April 2023 | 1 year, 105 days |
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | David Harris | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 211 days |