{"id":1243,"date":"2024-11-14T07:47:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T08:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:20:41","slug":"new-zealand-mulls-15-casino-licenses-max-fines-of-3m-for-unlicensed-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/14\/new-zealand-mulls-15-casino-licenses-max-fines-of-3m-for-unlicensed-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Mulls 15 Casino Licenses &amp; Max Fines of $3m for Unlicensed Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\"><\/div>\n<p>New Zealand is gearing itself up for the expected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\/2024\/07\/30\/new-zealanders-to-have-access-to-regulated-online-casinos-by-early-2026\/\">launch of online casinos early 2026<\/a> by proposing new rules that include a capped number of licenses, hefty fines for firms operating without one, and a ban on advertising to children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>limiting number of online casino operators <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Radio New Zealand on Wednesday, the country\u2019s Department of Internal Affairs has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/political\/533679\/unlicensed-online-casinos-face-5m-fines-in-gambling-crackdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed limiting the number of online casino operators<\/a> to 15. It also put forward a penalty of up to NZD5m ($3m) for firms operating online casinos without a license.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RNZ cited the Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden as releasing the news on Tuesday. The proposed rules include a public register of licensed operators, and the requirement that those accredited will need to implement \u201charm prevention measures and robust age verification systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Velden said the objective of setting new rules was to protect bettors currently \u201cgambling on numerous offshore sites\u201d and boost government tax coffers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to ensure that New Zealanders can play casino games online more safely than they can today,\u201d he said. \u201cBy establishing a regulatory system, I intend to guide customers towards 15 licensed operators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Minister stressed that the proposed new rules expected to be legislated over 2025, were \u201cnot to increase online gambling but to provide a safer environment for those who choose to engage in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Velden is part of The National Party that formed a new government in 2023 on the back of claims it could generate NZ$179m (US$105m) per year from offshore gambling firms. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\/2024\/11\/14\/new-zealand-mulls-15-casino-licenses-max-fines-of-3m-for-unlicensed-operators\/\">New Zealand Mulls 15 Casino Licenses &#038; Max Fines of $3m for Unlicensed Operators<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasslotsonline.com\/news\">Vegas Slots Online News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >New Zealand is gearing itself up for the expected launch of online casinos early 2026 by proposing new rules that include a capped number of licenses, hefty fines for firms operating without one, and a ban on advertising to children.&nbsp; limiting number of online casino [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1244,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1243\/revisions\/1244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buckinghamshire-removals.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}