Monthly Archives: September 2011

Online gambling grows in NZ

Originally Posted on Monday Nov 16 0:00:00 GMT 2009 Online gambling has grown in the recession, helped along by smoking bans in casinos across the world. Everyone seems to be offering bigger and better incentives to gamble online and it all seems so tempting, but everyone should be aware of gambling addictions. Gambling online should…

Christchurch Casino New Zealand Cup Result

Originally Posted on Saturday Nov 14 0:00:00 GMT 2009 In Saturday’s Group 3 Christchurch New Zealand Cup the favourite galloper My Scotsgrey ran home to victory in front of an army of enthusiastic supporters. He was ridden by Leith Innes and this win marked a hat-trick of wins for the horse. The race did not…

Gambling on New Zealand harness racing

Originally Posted on Monday Nov 2 0:00:00 GMT 2009 The Manawtu Harness Racing Competition in New Zealand has attracted much attention. New Zealand’s junior driver Simon Lawson had six wins at the meeting, proving he is a horseman to keep an eye on. Lawson became a junior driver only last season, and since then he has…

Smoking ban in NZ casinos

Originally Posted on Sunday Nov 1 0:00:00 GMT 2009 Reports that a smoking ban in New Zealand and Australian casinos will greatly affect revenue within the casinos could be good news for online casinos. The ban which starts on January 2 in Australia is expected to cut revenue within the casinos by 10 – 15%….

New Zealanders Gamble Less on Pokies & Grant Funds Get Smaller

Originally Posted on Friday Oct 23 0:00:00 BST 2009 Some people may say the that the fact that gamblers in Tauranga and Western Bay, New Zealand are gambling less has got to be a good thing – it seems that the gamblers have reduced their pokie spend by 5% in 2009 – however it does…

Popularity of Online Casinos

Originally Posted on Friday Oct 2 0:00:00 BST 2009 Over the past few years, the popularity of online casinos has been spreading like wildfire. Since 2006, both online and land-based gambling has been generating nearly $91 billion per year, with land-based casinos accounting for most of the profits. However, in more recent years, online casinos…