Location: Pacific
New Zealand warns influencers they face fines for advertising offshore casinos
1 April 2025 at 7:00am UTC-4
RNZ has reported that the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, which handles igaming enforcement, for the first time has issued takedown notices to influencers promoting ...
Australian online sports betting market consolidates as Betr parent completes acquisition of TopSport
1 April 2025 at 6:41am UTC-4
Australia’s Bluebet Holdings Ltd, which operates online sports betting platform Betr, said Tuesday that it has successfully completed the acquisition of smaller market rival ...
Analyst cautious over competitive strength of Aristocrat’s igaming business
27 March 2025 at 7:36am UTC-4
Despite its growing focus on online gaming, Australian gaming giant Aristocrat remains competitively better positioned in its traditional gaming machine segment than in iGaming ...
New Zealand government pushes back on TAB’s efforts to secure online gaming license
19 March 2025 at 8:03am UTC-4
A dispute is building between the New Zealand government and monopoly operator TAB New Zealand over whether or not the latter should be allowed to bid for one of 15 online casino ...
Illegal offshore operators comprise 15% of Australian market, Sportsbet Chief Executive says
13 March 2025 at 7:08am UTC-4
Illegal offshore operators now comprise 15% of Australia’s online sports betting market.
The figure, which is growing, highlights one of the key challenges licensed operators ...
New Zealand’s SkyCity calls on government to limit online gaming licenses to five
11 March 2025 at 5:28am UTC-4
SkyCity Entertainment Group, operator of three casinos in New Zealand and another in Australia, has registered its opposition to the government’s plan to issue up to 15 online ...
Bally’s bids to acquire Australia’s Star Entertainment Group
10 March 2025 at 8:07am UTC-4
US casino investor and interactive gaming operator Bally’s Corporation has made a last-minute bid to acquire Australian casino group, Star Entertainment Group
The news comes ...
Flutter’s Aussie sportsbook Sportsbet reports Q4 declines on lower racing revenue, higher taxes
5 March 2025 at 6:58am UTC-5
Australia’s market leading online sportsbook Sportsbet reported an 8% year-on-year decline in revenue to US$346 million in the three months to 31 December 2024, with the company ...
Flutter Entertainment swings loss to profit in fourth quarter
5 March 2025 at 4:28am UTC-5
Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of FanDuel, reversed a US$902 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2023 to a US$156 million profit a year later. The news was disclosed ...
Live odds TV commercials scrapped before NRL and AFL seasons
27 February 2025 at 8:02am UTC-5
For the first time in several years, Australian sportsbook Sportsbet will not air its live odds commercials, which display the latest gambling odds during breaks in National Rugby ...
