Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
Licensing
Local License:
DIA
Top payment systems
Popular payment methods (at the end of 2024):
Слоты по доли рынка
Top Slots
Top games (as of the end of 2024):
Affiliates receiving traffic
More about gambling regulation
Currently, there is no regulation for international operators in New Zealand and players can safely bet at any online casino. However, advertising of foreign projects in the country is prohibited.
The most popular geo license: Curacao.
What's interesting is that local companies are prohibited from opening online casinos.
About blocking and liability
High
Legislation:
Gambling Act 2003 bans a number of types of remote gambling and advertising by foreign operators; new bill 2025 imposes strict advertising rules
The activity of the authorities:
Medium/High (DIA is preparing regulation and sanctions)
Risk of harassment of non-residents:
Low/Medium
The risk in entering the country:
Medium
Risk of extradition to the country:
Low
Precedents (against non-residents):
No data (main focus on operators)
Comment on the level of risk:
New Zealand is tightening controls and plans to allow only licensed operators to advertise under strict restrictions. Promoting offshore sites here is risky and can lead to blocking and hefty fines. Avoid NZ targeting without a license. Risk of extradition to the country is low, requests are rare.
Gambling in the country
What do you know about Maori? The Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand. If you believe wikipedia, they arrived on the islands in the 9-10 centuries AD. And at the moment - the number of Maori is approximately 600 thousand people, which is about 15% of the total population of New Zealand (just over 5 million people).
Gambling is deeply rooted in Māori culture. And gambling had an important social aspect for Māori: it was used to settle disputes between community members. This gives an insight into how deep into history the culture of gambling in New Zealand goes.
Now let's take a look at modern New Zealand from the perspective of the iGaming industry.
Annual gambling revenue: about 2 billion NZD (approximately 1 billion USD).
At the same time, online gambling accounts for approximately 650 million USD.
According to statisto research, by 2029, gambling revenue will be at 1.6 billion USD.
It is also worth understanding that New Zealand is a very developed country with good internet and high salaries (the average salary is around 3 thousand dollars). At the same time, players prefer to play from cell phones, as access to fast internet is literally everywhere.
The figures that were given in the “metrics” section are far from the limit of what you can get from New Zealand. Having said that, it is worth noting that quite a few players from this geo quickly become VIPs on gambling projects. They are willing to make a lot of big deposits if your casino works well and the VIP manager gives the players proper attention.
Gambling has been rooted in New Zealand since ancient times. And although modern Maori are concerned that online gambling is gaining popularity in the country, but the fact remains: geo interesting, gamblers are gambling, deposits are willingly made.
We also recommend considering Facebook as your main source of traffic. According to Meta, the reach of FB ads reaches 60% of the total population.
However, there are a couple things to consider:
Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
Licensing
Local License:
DIA
About the population of the country
Official Language:
English
Believers:
33 %
Second Religion:
Basic information about the country
Name of country:
New Zealand
Code (2-digit):
NZ
Continent:
Australia and Oceania
Capital:
Wellington
Area of the country:
268,680 square kilometers.
Phone Code:
64
Currency (currency code):
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Geographical features of the country
Neighborhood (16): Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Gisborne, Canterbury, Manawatu-Uanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Auckland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, West Coast, Hawkes Bay.
The modern territory of the country was partially or fully occupied by the following states: British Empire (now Great Britain).
New Zealand is washed by seas: Fiji Sea, Tasman Sea.
New Zealand has access to lakes: Taupo, Te Anau, Whakatipu, Elsmere, Ouanaka, Manapouri, Hawea, Pukaki, Tekapo, Rotorua, Huairarapa, Benmore, Hauroko, Huacaremoana, Ohau.
There are rivers running through the area: Uaikato, Kluta, Uonganui, Taieri, Rangitikei, Mataura, Uaiau, Uaitaki, Clarence, Oreti, Rangitaiki, Manawatu, Buller, Thames (Uaihou), Mohaka, Uairau, Fangaehu, Uaimakariri, Mokau.
There are straits in the waters of the country: Cook.
New Zealand owns the islands: Southern, Northern, Stewart (Rakiura), Chatham, Auckland, Great Barriere, Niue, Resoluchen, D'Urville, Campbell, Adams, Waiheke, Secretariat, Arapawa, Rarotonga, Pitt, Matakana, Mangaia, Raul, Little Barriere and others.
Mountains within the country: Cooke, Tasman, Dempierre, Vancouver, Silberhorn, Malt-Breen, Hicks, Ledenfeld, Graham, Torres, Sefton, Teichelman, Haast, La Perouse, Douglas, Heidinger, Magellan, Ruapehu, Taranaki, Ngauruhoe, and others.
Volcanoes are present in the area: Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, Vulcanologist (Russian).
Famous caves in the country: Bulmer-Caverns, Ellis-Basin System, Netlebed System - Blizzard-Pot.
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