Legislation

Although many people in New Zealand gamble at casinos, this is officially prohibited. The casinos do not have a New Zealand casino license, so they are basically not allowed to offer games of chance.

In practice, however, it can be played online without risk. However, as a New Zealander, you get little support when a conflict with a gambling website arises. It is expected that the prohibited status of online casinos in New Zealand will be adjusted in the future.

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Since 2021, several online casinos have obtained a license from The New Zealand Gaming Authority, which means that they are legally allowed to offer games of chance.

Gambling law

Although work is underway on legalization, the law for online gambling was tightened in 2015. Since 2015, casinos are no longer allowed to offer a New Zealand website, use a New Zealand domain name (ending with ) and advertise on television, radio and print media.

If they do not comply, they will not be able to claim a permit in the future. This change has resulted in major gambling websites removing their New Zealand website, as well as their domain name. these websites are still accessible via English domain names and most gambling websites can also use a New Zealand customer service and payment service.

So money can still be deposited into the account of a foreign casino without difficulty. Here, too, there is no risk of fines or other penalties. Gambling tax must be paid on winnings at casinos on the web.

Gambling law

Royal Vegas Casino online and lotteries

Royal Vegas Casino , owned by The New Zealand State, is the only casino with an official casino license. With this monopoly, an attempt is made to counteract gambling addictions, because in this way there is a lot of control over the gambling market.

Unfortunately, Royal Vegas Casino does not currently operate online. However, the company has indicated that it wants to launch this in the future. If this is done before casinos are legalized in their entirety, then Royal Vegas Casino can legally gamble online. In addition to Royal Vegas Casino, there are also some lotteries that can be played online. Examples include Lucky Day and the Lotto. These are legal lotteries.

Royal Vegas Casino online and lotteries