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Kiwis Deserve Safe Gambling That Gives Back
The Government’s new Online Casino Gambling Bill, currently under Select Committee review, is a step in the right direction toward creating a safer, fairer, and more transparent gambling environment for New Zealanders. As the country’s leading source of information on legal online gambling, we at PlayCasino.co.nz support the push to regulate offshore operators and introduce licensing, age checks, harm minimisation measures, and tax contributions.
But we believe the bill has a serious flaw: it makes no provision for the ongoing funding of community sport, which currently receives over NZ$170 million annually from gaming machine grants.
This gap in the legislation threatens the very fabric of Kiwi sport — the local clubs, youth teams, and community programmes that rely on consistent, ring-fenced funding from gambling grants. If licensed online operators are going to take market share away from the current retail sector, then it is only fair and responsible that they contribute back to the communities they serve.
We Believe in Smart Regulation That Gives Back
The bill includes strong proposals for reducing harm, enforcing local oversight, and holding operators accountable. That’s excellent — and long overdue.
But regulation is not just about minimising harm. It’s also about maximising benefit. And right now, community sport stands to lose big.
As Martin Snedden, Chair of Cycling New Zealand, rightly put it:
“Sport has thrived for decades off the back of community gambling grants. It all goes to clubs, not professional sport.”
We couldn’t agree more. If these new offshore casinos are to be welcomed into our regulatory framework, then they must be required to support the public good, just like the domestic gaming trusts they’ll be replacing.
Public Submissions Close 17 August – Let’s Make Our Voices Heard
This is not a done deal. The bill is still under Select Committee review, and the Government is accepting public submissions until 17 August. That means every New Zealander has a chance to weigh in and help shape the future of online gambling in Aotearoa.
We’re calling on our readers, our fellow players, sports lovers, parents, club organisers — everyone who cares about keeping our communities strong — to speak up.
We’ll be publishing a simple guide to help you make a submission quickly and easily. The more people who raise this issue, the harder it will be for lawmakers to ignore.
How We See It: Four Principles for a Better Gambling Bill
- Safer Gambling for Players
We fully support age verification, harm prevention, and enforcement of responsible gambling standards. - Legal Options for Kiwis
Licensing offshore operators gives Kiwis safe, controlled alternatives to the black-market casinos they’re already using. - Fair Play for Communities
If operators are earning revenue from Kiwi players, they must return some of it to the grassroots clubs that hold our communities together. - Transparency for All
Licensing is meaningless unless it comes with clear rules — and clear benefits — for the whole country.
We want the Online Casino Gambling Bill to succeed. We want safer play. But we won’t stay silent while community sport is pushed to the side.
We’ll Only Recommend Licensed, Responsible Operators
Once New Zealand’s online gambling market is regulated, we at PlayCasino.co.nz will only promote and review licensed casinos that meet the highest standards of safety, fairness, and transparency.
But we also want to see those operators contributing back — not just to tax revenue or harm services, but to the clubs and communities that make New Zealand what it is.
Final Word: Gambling Should Be Safe — and It Should Give Back
This bill is a chance to build a future where gambling works for players and communities, not just for offshore companies.
Let’s not miss that chance.
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Spin Big, Shop Bigger — Black Friday Cart Craze Brings the Black Friday Madness to the Reels!
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Get ready for the slot event of the year in Black Friday Cart Craze, where every spin feels like a mega sale!
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Gaming Corps Signs Partnership Deal with MozzartBet
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Entire Gaming Corps portfolio is now live with global operator
Gaming Corps, a publicly-listed game development company based in Sweden, has today announced that it has signed a deal to see its full portfolio of content available with the MozzartBet Group.
Players within multiple markets across the world, will now have the opportunity to play a whole host of games from Gaming Corps, which has become synonymous with providing world leading content. This includes the Smash4Cash series and recent releases Gates of Hellfire, Hoop Champion and the highly popular 3 Pigs of Olympus.
Mozzartbet Group has been operating since 2001 and during this time, it has continued to offer its player base a variety of betting and casino game action and this latest integration will add to its ever evolving game portfolio.
Commenting on behalf of Gaming Corps, Adam Pentecost, Director of Customer Success said: “From our initial conversations to getting the deal done, MozzartBet Group has been fantastic to work with.
“There is a mutual desire to put players at the very heart of what we do and the service we provide and I’m excited to see where this collaboration will take us.”
Marina Avramović, Head of Online Casino Ops at MozzartBet Group said, “We are thrilled to have Gaming Corp’s casino content on our site, and they are a fantastic addition to our games portfolio.”
“We are particularly interested in seeing how the company’s newest games will perform, and we look forward to a fully collaborative partnership moving forward.”
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Jonas Groes named EveryMatrix Group Co-CEO
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Jonas Groes, highly experienced technology, finance and policy leader will become co-CEO of EveryMatrix from January 1st 2026 alongside company Co-Founder Ebbe Groes.
A long-time advisor, Jonas will join his brother at the beginning of the New Year to lead the business as it continues to scale and provide advanced turnkey platform technology to an increasing number of the world’s biggest brands and lotteries.
Jonas has a long and distinguished business career including the last 10 years as Partner of EY’s Nordic Consulting practice consisting of more than 1,200 people leading high-level projects with a focus on strategy, innovation and digitalisation towards major Government and infrastructure clients.
He is a results-driven leader with extensive experience in both public and privately owned companies with strong knowledge of technology, finance and policy. He will be based in Copenhagen, Denmark where EveryMatrix has recently opened an office.
Ebbe Groes, Co-Founder and Group CEO, EveryMatrix, said: “As the company’s growth continues, tripling our headcount in the last five years, and as we work with more of the largest gaming brands and lotteries, I needed to find someone who knows what it takes to scale a business and reach the ambitious targets we have for the next five years.
“Doing this means I will have more time to work on strategy and execute all the things we want to do to become a global top three tier-1 technology provider by 2030.”
“To share a CEO position requires complete trust at both personal and professional level. Jonas is the perfect candidate and I know he will go on to do amazing things at EveryMatrix. I’m very excited to soon be sharing the CEO position with him.”
Jonas Groes said: “Stepping into this role at EveryMatrix alongside my brother Ebbe is a dream come true. What he, Stian Hornsletten, and the rest of the team have built is nothing short of phenomenal and I’ve seen close hand just what it takes. We work well together and our differences and combined strengths complement one another. I can’t wait to get started.”
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