{"id":777028425,"date":"2025-06-30T08:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777028425"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:27:21","slug":"bill-to-regulate-online-casino-gambling-introduced-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bill-to-regulate-online-casino-gambling-introduced-in-new-zealand","title":{"rendered":"Bill to regulate online casino gambling introduced in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The proposal has been introduced by minister of Internal Affairs, Brooke van Velden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.- Minister of internal affairs Brooke van Velden has today (June 30) introduced the Online Casino Gambling Bill to the New Zealand House of Representatives. She said the proposed legislation would “prioritise harm minimisation, consumer protection and tax collection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cabinet has already agreed to in regulate online casino gambling in New Zealand, and the Department of Internal Affairs has invited operators interested in an igaming licence to register on its website. The government plans to introduce the regulated market in 2026. Licences will be issued through a competitive process with a range of regulatory requirements to be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Van Velden\u2019s bill, up to 15 licences for online casino gambling operators would be auctioned. Companies applying for a licence would need to provide business plans. Licensed operators would be allowed to advertise with restrictions. Unlicensed operators would be prohibited, with fines of up to NZ$5m for breaches. The proposed legislation will proceed to the select committee later this year. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Brooke van Velden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> New Zealand passes racing bill amendments extending TAB NZ monopoly<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The proposal has been introduced by minister of Internal Affairs, Brooke van Velden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":12577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"New Zealand's Minister of Internal Affairs, Brooke van Velden, has introduced the Online Casino Gambling Bill, aiming to establish a regulated iGaming market by 2026. The proposed legislation prioritizes harm minimisation, consumer protection, and tax collection, outlining a competitive auction for up to 15 B2C online casino licences and imposing significant penalties for unlicensed operations.","focusai_entities":"Brooke van Velden, Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand House of Representatives","focusai_location":"New Zealand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.9), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Licensing Criteria Details","query":"What specific governance frameworks, responsible gambling protocols, and technical standards will be mandated for operators seeking one of the 15 B2C licences?"},{"label":"Market Revenue Projections","query":"What are the Department of Internal Affairs' GGR projections for the regulated online casino market in New Zealand, and how will the proposed tax collection mechanism impact operator NGR?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,24628,154],"tags":[338,757],"class_list":["post-777028425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-legislation-news","tag-new-zealand","tag-online-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028425","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777028425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777028445,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028425\/revisions\/777028445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777028425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777028425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777028425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}