Location: +Oceania
SkyCity faces lawsuit over online casino operations
6 March 2026 at 7:25am UTC-5
New Zealand’s SkyCity Entertainment Group is facing legal action over its online casino operation, according to a filing with New Zealand’s Exchange.
The proceedings have ...
Hong Kong Jockey Club partners with Entain to sponsor New Zealand Derby
25 February 2026 at 6:10am UTC-5
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has partnered with Entain and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing to become the new title sponsor of the Group 1 New Zealand Derby.
The Group 1 New ...
New Zealand regulator rules Polymarket and Kalshi are illegal
16 February 2026 at 7:48am UTC-5
New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs has ruled that prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are illegal under the country’s gambling laws.
Prediction ...
Entain shifts focus to online growth in New Zealand
10 February 2026 at 8:06am UTC-5
Gambling group Entain has signaled that it is focused on online gaming growth with a particular emphasis on New Zealand’s emerging online casino market.
Entain Chief ...
New Zealand ilottery owner pleads guilty to conducting illegal gambling
26 January 2026 at 7:13am UTC-5
Waiariki Mcllroy-Jones, Owner and Director of New Zealand ilottery company Jonez LRC Ltd., and his company have pleaded guilty in Christchurch District Court to conducting illegal ...
New Zealand introduces credit card ban for online casinos
17 December 2025 at 6:32am UTC-5
The proposed new regulatory regime for online casinos in New Zealand will include a ban on credit card payments, according to Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden.
The ...
LeoVegas ordered to stop advertising in New Zealand
9 December 2025 at 7:17am UTC-5
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs has ordered online operator LeoVegas to stop advertising in New Zealand, citing a breach of the Gambling Act 2003.
According to ...
New Zealand online casino bill gains select committee approval
4 December 2025 at 6:59am UTC-5
New Zealand’s nascent online casino gambling bill has cleared its latest legislative hurdle, with a parliamentary select committee voting to recommend the law.
If enacted the ...
New Zealand’s Internal Affairs Minister opposes online gambling community-funding proposal
2 December 2025 at 7:23am UTC-5
New Zealand’s Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden has opposed the decision to give community groups a 4% cut of gambling tax revenues, according to Newsroom.
In a ...
New Zealand orders offshore gambling site 20Bet to stop targeting residents
10 November 2025 at 7:37am UTC-5
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs has formally instructed offshore gambling website 20Bet to stop advertising its services to New Zealand residents, according to RNZ ...
