{"id":777010731,"date":"2023-10-31T07:21:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T10:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777010731"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:40:24","slug":"skycity-warns-new-zealanders-of-fraudulent-online-gambling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/skycity-warns-new-zealanders-of-fraudulent-online-gambling-sites","title":{"rendered":"SkyCity warns New Zealanders of fraudulent online gambling sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SkyCity has warned that sites are using its branding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand.- <strong>SkyCity<\/strong> has expressed concerns about online gambling platforms fraudulently using its <strong>name, logo and overall appearance<\/strong>. It says misleading advertisements have been circulating on platforms like Facebook and directing users to download applications from Google&#8217;s Play Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michael Ahearne<\/strong>, SkyCity&#8217;s chief executive officer, said there had been an increase in the past few months and urged people to exercise caution when clicking on links.\u00a0He also called for stricter regulations on online gambling in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Gambling Act, publishing or promoting gambling that operates outside New Zealand or is linked to gambling operators beyond New Zealand&#8217;s jurisdiction is illegal. However, overseas gambling operators often circumvent the rules. Ahearnes call cames during Cyber Smart Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sue-suckling-steps-down-as-skycity-board-member\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sue Suckling steps down as SkyCity board member<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SkyCity has warned that sites are using its branding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":24747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"SkyCity has issued a warning regarding fraudulent online gambling platforms illicitly using its branding, including its name and logo, to mislead consumers via social media and app stores. CEO Michael Ahearne highlighted an increase in such incidents and advocated for more stringent online gambling regulations in New Zealand to combat jurisdictional circumvention by overseas operators.","focusai_entities":"SkyCity, Facebook, Google, Play Store, Michael Ahearne, Sue Suckling","focusai_location":"New Zealand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy?","query":"What specific amendments to the New Zealand Gambling Act are being considered to address the jurisdictional challenges posed by overseas gambling operators and brand fraud?"},{"label":"Brand Protection Strategies?","query":"Beyond public warnings, what proactive digital brand protection and enforcement strategies is SkyCity implementing to combat fraudulent use of its intellectual property?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[1137],"class_list":["post-777010731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-skycity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777010731"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041053,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010731\/revisions\/777041053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777010731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777010731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777010731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}