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All of our recommended betting sites with an early cash out feature are no longer
available to bettors in New Zealand. There are now just two legal New Zealand betting
sites. In 2025, the federal government changed the gaming laws that previously allowed
Kiwis to play at offshore sites. From mid-
At essentially the same time in 2025, the government laid out plans to create a market of local, legal NZ casino sites. The online casino vertical is the real attraction for most online gaming companies. So the world’s leading online gaming brands were more than happy to comply with the new laws, shuttering their sportsbooks to Kiwi players, because the new laws also allowed them to legally serve New Zealanders with their offshore online casinos until they could secure licenses within the new market set to open some time in 2026.
If you’re looking to play casino games before the new legal market opens, be sure to find operators that support NZ$ accounts so you avoid hidden FX charges.