The New Zealand Lotteries Commission now allows for players to purchase their tickets online. It may not seem like it, but this is a huge step forward for the country, in terms of progress towards legalizing and regulation online gambling in New Zealand.
Players can sign up to the NZLotteries website, where they will now be able to purchase their daily lottery tickets. On the website, they will also find a wide range of other gambling games like keno, scratch cards and other instant win games. It is almost like a mini-online casino, as players can win cash prizes by playing games of chance.
This marks the first time that the New Zealand government has gotten involved in online gambling. Previously, the activity was frowned upon, but now the government-run Lotteries Commission is supporting a site that promotes playing games of chance for real money online.
Now, it might not be long before the government considers legalizing other forms of online gambling, like poker and roulette. Other countries like theUnited Kingdom andCanada have already taken advantage of online casinos by regulating it via their local governments. It seems like it is about time thatNew Zealand, a country with a huge population of individuals interested in recreational gambling, takes note of this trend.
