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Online casinos in Australia and New Zealand: two opposite answers

The two countries share a time zone and little else at the cashier. Australia bans offshore online casino and most brands here say so in their own terms; New Zealand is open at nearly every brand and a handful hold accounts in New Zealand dollars. This page separates the two, from the restricted clause of each brand.

Illustration for Casinos in Australia and NZ

New Zealand: open almost everywhere

Scored brands from tiers one and two that do not name New Zealand in their restricted list, ranked by score. Booi is the one tier-one brand that does.

The rest of the scored brands open to New Zealand

CasinoScoreCodeWageringNot forLink
Cactus Casino8.8GET10040xopen to all our marketsPlay
Cat Casino8.5GET10045xPoland, LatviaPlay
1Win Casino9.0--Latvia, Lithuania, CanadaPlay
Weiss Casino8.8--Poland, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay
BC Game Casino8.5--HungaryPlay
Gama Casino8.5GET10045xPoland, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay
Winz Casino8.2--Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, FinlandPlay
Fairspin Casino7.8--Poland, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay
Casino-X Casino7.5--Poland, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay

Accounts in NZD

An account in New Zealand dollars avoids a conversion on every deposit and payout. Among the scored brands open to New Zealand, these hold one, and the Royal Partners family, Fresh, 1Go, Izzi, Jet, Legzo and Martin among them, carries NZD across most of its cashiers. A brand without NZD runs the account in EUR, USD or a coin and converts at its own rate, which the reviews note where the rate is published.

CasinoScoreCodeCurrenciesLink
Play Fortuna Casino9.5GET100EUR, PLN, ARS, AZN, BRL, BTC and morePlay
Spinbetter Casino9.2GET100EUR, PLN, AED, ARS, AUD, BDT and morePlay
Bitstarz Casino9.0-EUR, ADA, AUD, BCH, BNB, BTC and morePlay
Daddy Casino9.0GET100EUR, AZN, BYN, CAD, KZT, NZD and morePlay
Cat Casino8.5GET100EUR, AZN, BTC, CAD, ETH, KZT and morePlay
1Win Casino9.0-EUR, PLN, AMD, AOA, ARS, AUD and morePlay
BC Game Casino8.5-EUR, PLN, AED, AMD, ARS, AUD and morePlay
Gama Casino8.5GET100EUR, ARS, AZN, BRL, BYN, CAD and morePlay
Winz Casino8.2-ADA, AUD, BCH, BNB, BRL, BTC and morePlay

What a New Zealand reader should check first

The withdrawal ceiling at the base level, because a brand that is open to a country is not always generous to it: Vavada caps the day at USD 1,000 and Riobet at EUR 1,000, while BitStarz allows EUR 50,000 per crypto transaction. The high roller page ranks the ceilings; the payout page ranks the clock.

Australia: named in the terms

These brands list Australia in their own restricted clause. The account passes registration and fails at verification, and the balance goes with it; a VPN does not change the passport.

CasinoScoreLicenceNot forLink
1xSlots Casino9.8Curacao (CGA)Poland, Hungary, Germany, Czech RepublicPlay
Play Fortuna Casino9.5Curacao (CGA)Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, India, TurkeyPlay
Stake Casino9.5Curacao (CGA)Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Lithuania, BrazilPlay
Riobet Casino9.2Curacao (CGA)Poland, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Canada, TurkeyPlay
Booi Casino9.0Curacao (CGA)Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, TurkeyPlay
Daddy Casino9.0Anjouan (AGA)Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay
Cat Casino8.5Anjouan (AGA)Poland, LatviaPlay
1Win Casino9.0Curacao (CGA)Latvia, Lithuania, CanadaPlay
Weiss Casino8.8Anjouan (AGA)Poland, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay
BC Game Casino8.5Anjouan (AGA)HungaryPlay
Gama Casino8.5Anjouan (AGA)Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay
Winz Casino8.2Anjouan (AGA)Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, FinlandPlay
Fairspin Casino7.8Anjouan (AGA)Poland, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay
Casino-X Casino7.5Curacao (CGA)Poland, Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, LithuaniaPlay
Duel Casino-Anjouan (AGA)Germany, LithuaniaPlay
Unlim Casino-Anjouan (AGA)GermanyPlay

Brands that do not name Australia

Absence from a restricted list is not an invitation: the ban is Australian law, and a brand that has not written Australia into its clause can still refuse the payout at KYC. We list them for completeness.

CasinoScoreCodeNot forLink
Vavada Casino9.5GET100Germany, LithuaniaPlay
Vodka Casino9.2GET50GermanyPlay
Spinbetter Casino9.2GET100LithuaniaPlay
Bitstarz Casino9.0-Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, BrazilPlay
Cactus Casino8.8GET100open to all our marketsPlay

The law, briefly

Australia's Interactive Gambling Act prohibits offering online casino games to Australians, and the communications regulator blocks offending domains; the offence sits with the operator, and the operators here comply by refusing the country. New Zealand's Gambling Act makes it illegal to operate an online casino from inside the country and says nothing against a player using one from abroad, and the government is legislating a licensing regime for offshore operators. Neither country has a regulator a player at a Curacao or Anjouan brand can write to today; the blocked-account guide covers the routes that exist.

Questions about Australia and New Zealand

Can I play at these casinos from Australia

Mostly not. Australia bans offshore online casino under its Interactive Gambling Act and its regulator blocks domains, and most of the brands here name Australia in their own restricted clause: 1xSlots, Play Fortuna, Stake, Cat, Riobet, Booi, Daddy, 1win, Casino-X, Weiss, BC.Game, Gama, Winz, Fairspin, Duel and Unlim among tiers one and two. An account opened from Australia at one of them fails at verification.

Which casinos accept players from New Zealand

Almost all of them: among the scored brands in tiers one and two only Booi names New Zealand in its restricted list. Daddy, Gama, Fresh, 1Go and several Royal Partners brands hold accounts in NZD; the rest run the account in EUR, USD or crypto.

Is online casino legal in New Zealand

New Zealand does not prosecute players for using offshore casinos and is introducing a licensing regime for online casino operators; none of the brands here holds or has applied for one that we know of. Until that regime is in force, a New Zealand player is dealing with a Curacao or Anjouan operator with no local regulator behind it.

Why is there no country page for Australia

Because the brands we cover close it, and a page listing casinos for a country they refuse would be a page of red blocks. New Zealand readers have this region page and the reviews; the country pages are for the twelve markets our brands actually serve.

Last updated - Checked by: Karssen Avelar