A loot box is a randomized in-game reward that players can purchase or earn through gameplay. The rewards usually include key game pieces, updated weapons, avatar upgrades and other gameplay components depending on the type of game. The loot boxes are randomized, and players don’t know what they will receive until they purchase or acquire…
New Zealand land based casinos are seeing an increase in the rise of visitor spending courtesy of the expanding tourism market. Local Kiwis are also spending more in pokies and casinos, however there is another source of legal NZ online gambling entertainment that makes up the lion’s share of activity—licensed offshore casinos. It is reported…
A Hamilton district court in New Zealand has recently jailed a former casino manager and a senior employee of a local school for over 7 years. The court found Tessa Fiona Grant guilty of 10 fraud-related charges after a total of $2.77 million dollars had gone missing in various fraudulent transactions from both of her…
The government of New Zealand is fulfilling its promise of forcing international online gambling brands to pay betting information fees and point of consumption taxes on wagers taken from residents. David Bennet, the newly appointed Racing Minister, introduced the Racing Amendment Bill into Parliament. The bill would amend the 2003 Racing Act in hopes of…
For three years, from 2010 to 2013, a 58-year-old man named Michael O’Brien was able to slide under the radar of the department that regulates the gaming industry in New Zealand. O’Brien was the guy running the Bluegrass Trust, a Blenheim-based gambling machine community that he used to obtain millions of dollars in secret payments…