Guyon Espiner

1 month ago | 1news.co.nz | Guyon Espiner

Online gambling is more likely to cause harm than any other type of betting. So why is the government about to make it legal? Tracey had never been a gambler. She and her husband would sometimes play the pokies when they went to the pub and she'd bought the occasional Lotto ticket. But her life changed when she was targeted by an online casino. "I got addicted to gambling by an email that I received out of the blue."The online casino was offering her inducements. And she took them.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Guyon Espiner

Online gambling is more likely to cause harm than any other type of betting. So why is the government about to make it legal? Tracey had never been a gambler. She and her husband would sometimes play the pokies when they went to the pub and she'd bought the occasional Lotto ticket. But her life changed when she was targeted by an online casino. "I got addicted to gambling by an email that I received out of the blue."The online casino was offering her inducements. And she took them.

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Guyon Espiner

Online casino operators will be allowed to advertise for the first time under a new market being opened up by the government, sparking fears of a rise in problem gambling. The government is to auction off 15 online casino gambling licences, which will largely be snapped up by foreign- owned, multinationals. Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden, the Act Party minister in charge of regulating online gambling, said allowing the licence holders to advertise was crucial to the new market model.

1 month ago | odt.co.nz | Guyon Espiner

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsNationalBy Guyon Espiner of RNZForeign companies are set to dominate New Zealand's internet gambling market as the government auctions online casino licences for the first time. Documents obtained by RNZ show local operators fear the large offshore firms will eat up their market share - and siphon money away from the community grants they distribute from gambling profits.

1 month ago | 1news.co.nz | Guyon Espiner

Foreign companies are set to dominate New Zealand's internet gambling market as the government auctions online casino licences for the first time. Documents obtained by RNZ show local operators fear the large offshore firms will eat up their market share - and siphon money away from the community grants they distribute from gambling profits. Unlike Lotto, the TAB, casinos or the pokies, the successful bidders for the online casino licenses will not be required to pay any money to community groups.