Super Group, bet365 and SkyCity are reportedly subject to legal proceedings filed with the High Court of Auckland against their respective offshore online gaming activities.
Indeed, this latest update comes following original litigation, brought against local operator SkyCity early last month, for its Malta-based and Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) licensed entity – Silvereye Entertainment.
The suit sought to evaluate the lawfulness of Silvereye’s online operations conducted on behalf of SkyCity Online, as the Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) subsidiary organisation provides operational support for SkyCity’s online gaming activities. In essence, the suit alleges that GiG is interacting directly with players in NZ, despite being a non-locally licensed company, with SkyCity implicated as an enabling entity.
Now, however, two additional overseas and globally recognised operators in Super Group and bet365 have seemingly been added into the fold, with local High Court Justice Ian Gault confirming that all three proceedings raise similar issues pertaining to offshore online gambling activities and involve one of the same plaintiffs or more.
It has been underlined by Judge Gault that these three cases are not currently being managed in tandem and, are to be treated as separate litigation for the time being. Beyond being related to offshore gaming in New Zealand, further specifics around the new suits against Super Group and bet365 are not clear at this moment in time.
The context behind these recent updates comes from a new law passed in 2025 which prohibits overseas online gaming companies from running operations in New Zealand – ahead of the market’s imminent full regulation of the online landscape. Alas, offshore casino Spinbet – licensed in Curaçao was ordered to pay NZ$60,000 (US$35,427) last October for 12 violations of the new law.
Global Gaming Insider has reached out to all three operators implicated in these latest suits, with none providing comment at this time.
Despite having an original regulatory target of July 2026, New Zealand’s licensed online gambling landscape is currently bound for a 2027 start
