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 … Read more

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 … Read more

The land-based casinos that have been allowed to prosper in the tiny island nation of Samoa have only been allowed to do so if the native residents of the island would be protected from the dangers that gambling inherently holds. When the members of the previous parliament approved the idea of casinos on the island, … Read more

For those of you who are skeptical that online casino gambling can yield a nice payout, just talk to Rawiri Pou who recently won more than NZ $10 million playing an online progressive jackpot game.  His initial stake was about $250, which led to a $1500 win that ended up powering his game play right … Read more