New Zealand Archive

It’s been almost a month exactly since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand’s south island near the town of Kaikoura. It was a catastrophic event as the initial quake and ensuing aftershocks left two dead and countless more homeless or stranded. Amidst the devastation, New Zealand’s leaders invoked a special rule in...
For years now, Neteller and Skrill and have among the most popular casino payment methods for punters worldwide. These eWallet services offer easy, secure deposits, but more importantly, one of the fastest casino withdrawal options via it’s Prepiad MasterCard service. For New Zealand and Australia online casino players, that’s about to change. Paysafe Group,...
Betting on sports is a popular pastime for many Aussies. We often enjoy wagering on matches, scores, futures and other options. But for the athletes that make those contests so entertaining, gambling is an absolute ‘No-no!‘. That’s what landed three Australian cricketers on the “ban” wagon earlier this week. Hayley Jensen of the New...
Each year, officials in New Zealand take time to review pokies spending across the island nation. Based on the results from non-casino gambling, they may find it necessary to continue cutting back on poker machines, increase funds for problem gambling programs, or just leave well enough alone. This year’s assessment confirmed a 2% increase...
Gambling seems to be on the decline in New Zealand these days. The same poker machines that were once a cause of great concern are generating less interest from residents, thus less revenue for publicans. At the same time, the initial fear that online gambling would become a bane for pokies addicts has begun...
The gambling debate in New Zealand has two very high fences, each piled high with activists who believe they know how best to handle the issue of non-casino gambling. On one side, we have opposition to pokies who want to further decrease the number of poker machines in the region. On the other, we...