Launch of NZ Lottery Online

New Zealand lottery players will finally be able to purchase their tickets online at the newly launched mylotto.co.nz, it was announced this week. However, not everyone is happy about this new option.

Anti-gambling groups are calling for the government to reverse its decision.

The NZ Lotteries Chief Executive, Todd McLeay said: “We have worked closely with the Government and our regulators to develop an online sales platform that minimizes the risk of problem gambling. All players will have to complete a registration process before they can purchase a ticket. There will also be set spending limits, and players also have the option of setting their own limits or exclude themselves from games.”

New Zealand banned the running of online casinos and poker sites last year with new legislation, however, the move marks a new realisiation from Governments that online regulation is much more productive with regards to problem gambling than prohibition and of course they make a few more dollars too!

Pity the US wouldn't wake up and smell the coffee with it's antiquated laws that try to ban online gambling with regards to certain types of online play.

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