Originally Posted on Saturday Dec 26 11:03:00 GMT 2009 New Zealand is a popular place for gambling.  There are several successful land based casinos as well as online casinos.  However, these venues are not where former Kiwi rugby league player Jarrod McCracken lost a massive amount of money. McCracken is a well known figure in…

Originally Posted on Saturday Dec 19 9:51:00 GMT 2009 The online gaming company PartyGaming is expected to announce earning results slightly ahead of expectations. This seems to be in line with online gambling companies worldwide, including New Zealand. PartyGaming, the largest listed online gaming group, receives most of its revenue from online poker and casino…

Originally Posted on Monday Dec 14 2:57:00 GMT 2009 There is mystery surrounding a proposed new luxury casino in Wellington New Zealand.  Whoever has bought the site in Shelley Bay wishes to remain anonymous. If permission for the casino were to be given, then it would be built on the site of the decommissioned Wellington…

Originally Posted on Wednesday Dec 2 9:17:00 GMT 2009 The debate continues regarding the US decision to delay the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, UIGEA, until June 2010. There is some question as to whether poker is actually a gambling game at all.  No doubt a an debate that will continue for some time. The UIGEA, passed…

Originally Posted on Saturday Nov 28 5:36:00 GMT 2009 The end of November has been eagerly awaited by the online casino industry.  Laws that were scheduled to come into play in early December in the US would have made it almost impossible for gamblers to be paid by their casinos. However, on Friday the Treasury Department…