New Zealand MP Promises Offshore Gambling Legislation New Zealand MP Promises Offshore Gambling Legislation
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Key Takeaways
  • New Zealand MP Ross Robertson has said that the government will introduce new legislation to control offshore gambling if the Labour Party returns to power at the next election.
  • The current law is a 2005 amendment of the 2003 Gambling Act.
  • “It is not illegal for someone in New Zealand to participate in gambling over the Internet if that website is based overseas.”
  • As a result, New Zealand levies no taxes on internet gaming operators based overseas.

New Zealand MP Ross Robertson has said that the government will introduce new legislation to control offshore gambling if the Labour Party returns to power at the next election.