Betting sites

Many beginners expect a league table of bookmakers. In New Zealand the choice is narrower, and this section says why no table is offered.

Review pages and best-bookie lists lead to one answer: TAB NZ is the only lawful online provider, with TAB and Betcha as its two brands. Offshore operators are left out, and none holds a New Zealand licence.

DIA’s advice to punters is about risk: an overseas operator can sit in a jurisdiction with minimal consumer safeguards, can hold back unspent credits and can decline to pay large wins. No block was put on offshore sites. Liability is laid on the operator by the Act.

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