Casinos, Gambling and Sports Betting in New Zealand

New Zealand TAB initiated the world's first Government-run totalizator betting service 1951.TAB (Addition Agency Board) manages the New Zealand Racing board and controls all of the New Zealand horse, greyhound and sports gambling. They set up branches all over New Zealand, as well as all races meet. In 1996 it added fixed odds betting his horse and greyhound gambling possibilities, when the TAB began sports betting.

Three New Zealanders who races sports to bet on before fixed odds sports betting has been made ​​legal,

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (gallops)

Harness Racing New Zealand (trotting and pacing)

New Zealand Greyhound Racing (greyhounds)

Now, more than 26 sports are covered sports from around the world, including baseball, rugby, soccer, golf, tennis and cricket to shearing.

In 2003, when the New Zealand Racing Board established a research carried out that race;

generated some 1.3 percent of New Zealand's GDP - about $ 1.5 billion dollars annually

produces some 18 300 full time jobs, generating more than $ 679m in salaries and wages. That figure, measured in "full-time equivalents"

Generates more than $ 130 million in export sales of horses

has more than 780 race meetings per year attended by more than 1.04m customers.

Since 1994, when the Christchurch Casino opened, the government gave licenses of six companies for legalized casinos to operate in New Zealand. At this stage the NZ government will not be issuing any more licenses. The casinos are located in Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, Dunedin and two in Queenstown.

This is not surprising that all casinos are flourishing and they are returning some of you out there in the community through sponsorships and donations to charity.

At Slots also opened the way for pubs / bars and sports clubs throughout New Zealand to put "pokies" (electronic gambling machines) in their objektima.Velik get out of these "pokies" giving back to the community through government grants and sponsorship by a sports club or pub / bar.

With the increase in gambling that is no surprise to anyone that there were increased levels of gambling related crime and disease. This is the price you have to pay to many jobs and money to communities that have gambling facilities near them.

New Zealand has embraced casino gambling with both hands, and if you can control your emotions and you bet that feeling just a little bit more, it can be a fun way to bet and a nice meal.