{"id":777034408,"date":"2025-11-10T12:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777034408"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:14:58","slug":"20bet-ordered-to-stop-advertising-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/20bet-ordered-to-stop-advertising-in-new-zealand","title":{"rendered":"20Bet ordered to stop advertising in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The DIA warned that it would \u201ctake further action if necessary\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.- The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has issued a cease-and-desist order to 20Bet, requiring the online betting platform to stop advertising its services in the country. According to the DIA, Cyprus-registered 20Bet has been targeting New Zealanders with paid ads on YouTube promoting online slots and sports betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the Gambling Act, promoting offshore gambling is illegal, and sports betting is only permitted if conducted through TAB. The DIA noted that in a promotional message on its website, 20Bet states that \u201ctaking risks is something that Kiwis like doing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vicki Scott, DIA director of gambling said: \u201cWe have instructed 20Bet to cease these activities. We will continue to monitor the situation and take further action if necessary.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Problem gambling advocates in New Zealand have welcomed the move. Andr\u00e9e Froude, director of advocacy for the Problem Gambling Foundation said: \u201cWe’re seeing too many of these operators who are just blatantly advertising to New Zealanders despite the fact that it’s illegal. I know sometimes the DIA has tried to take action against some of these operators and it’s difficult when they’re based overseas. Hopefully we will see the advertising stop.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> New Zealand to amend online gambling bill to increase proposed gaming duty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The DIA warned that it would \u201ctake further action if necessary\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777034410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has issued a cease-and-desist order to Cyprus-registered 20Bet for illegally advertising online slots and sports betting to New Zealanders. This action underscores New Zealand's strict Gambling Act, which prohibits offshore gambling promotion and designates TAB as the sole legal sports betting provider. The DIA warns of further enforcement if 20Bet fails to comply, highlighting ongoing challenges in regulating cross-border iGaming operations.","focusai_entities":"Department of Internal Affairs, DIA, 20Bet, Vicki Scott, Problem Gambling Foundation, Andr\u00e9e Froude, TAB","focusai_location":"New Zealand, Cyprus","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.9), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"DIA Enforcement Impact","query":"What precedent does the DIA's cease-and-desist order against 20Bet set for future enforcement actions against other offshore iGaming operators targeting the New Zealand market?"},{"label":"Cross-Border Compliance","query":"How will the DIA's \"further action if necessary\" statement translate into practical cross-border enforcement mechanisms, given 20Bet's Cyprus registration, and what implications does this have for global regulatory cooperation?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,154],"tags":[4138],"class_list":["post-777034408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legislation-news","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034408","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777034408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777034415,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777034408\/revisions\/777034415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777034410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777034408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777034408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777034408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}