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Betting in New Zealand
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The local market
Operators in New Zealand
New Zealand restricts racing and sports betting to TAB NZ. Offshore alternatives are not presented as locally authorised options.
Sports and racing
TAB NZ
- Coverage
- New Zealand
- Evidence
- Regulator / public authority
The Department of Internal Affairs identifies TAB NZ as the only operator permitted to provide racing and sports betting to New Zealand customers.
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Links go directly to operator websites without referral codes. Inclusion does not confirm local licensing or availability. See the sourced operator directory above for local context.
Local betting landscape
New Zealand gives TAB NZ a monopoly on online sports and racing betting and is licensing up to 15 online casinos under the Online Casino Gambling Act 2026, auctioned on 29 September 2026. Third-party promotion of online casinos is prohibited.
New Zealand at a glance
- Status
- Transitional
- Regulator
- Department of Internal Affairs
- Statute
- Online Casino Gambling Act 2026; Racing Industry Act 2020; Gambling Act 2003
- Online sports betting
- TAB NZ only (monopoly since 28 June 2025)
- Online casino
- Up to 15 licences by auction; transition until 1 December 2026
- Minimum age
- 18 for TAB; casino licence conditions set by DIA
- Tax on winnings
- No tax on winnings
- Affiliate marketing
- Prohibited
New Zealand has two regimes. Online sports and race betting is a TAB NZ monopoly under the Racing Industry Act, enforced since 28 June 2025; offshore bookmakers must not take bets from New Zealanders. Online casino gambling, previously offered only by offshore sites, is being licensed for the first time under the Online Casino Gambling Act 2026.
The casino licensing process
The Act came into force on 1 May 2026. DIA ran an expression-of-interest round in July and August 2026 and holds an ascending-clock auction on 29 September 2026 for up to 15 licences, each covering one brand, with a maximum of three per operator. Licences are expected from early 2027. Operators serving New Zealand before 1 May 2026 may continue, without advertising, until 1 December 2026; applicants may continue until their application is decided.
Rules that matter to players
It is not an offence to gamble on an offshore site. Winnings are untaxed. The Gambling Helpline is on 0800 654 655.
Advertising and affiliates
Section 65 of the Act prohibits advertising online casino gambling except as a licensee is permitted, and unlicensed operators may not advertise at all. Third-party promotion is not permitted.