New Zealand’s Online Casino Bill, which seeks to legalize and regulate online casino gaming, has passed its first reading in Parliament.
The government reiterated via a statement issued Tuesday that the bill is aimed at protecting the many players who gamble online by introducing safeguards to the currently unregulated online gambling market in New Zealand.
“Currently, New Zealanders can legally access thousands of offshore gambling websites. But the market is unregulated, so there are no player safety standards or oversight of harm minimization,” said Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden.
