Tag Archives: Nathan Guy

NZ TAB confirms talks with Australia’s Tabcorp

SBC News NZ TAB confirms talks with Australia's Tabcorp

Tabcorp is part of a 3-way race for a wagering deal with New Zealand’s TAB, as the Australian company looks to push into overseas markets and diversify its earnings. NZRB chief executive John Allen commented: “The New Zealand Racing Board is currently in discussions with three organisations, of which Tabcorp is one, to explore options to automate our fixed-odds betting …

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New Zealand re-appoints Graeme Reeves as Gambling Commissioner

SBC News New Zealand re-appoints Graeme Reeves as Gambling Commissioner

New Zealand’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed the re-appointment of Graeme Reeves as Chief Gambling Commissioner. Reeves, a commercial lawyer with experience in commercial and property law, previously served as a director of the Airways Corporation for New Zealand and spent time as a director of New Zealand Post. The re-appointment of Reeves is announced as New Zealand Racing …

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New Zealand Racing urges government to clamp down on remote operators

SBC News New Zealand Racing urges government to clamp down on remote operators

Following on from the November 2014 announcement that New Zealand Racing had created a task force to look into policing and monitoring remote online betting. New Zealand Racing Minister Nathan Guy has urged the government to crack down on online gambling operators targeting the nation’s consumers. Guy highlighted that the rising popularity of remote based gambling and sports betting operators …

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New Zealand Racing sets to tackle remote betting

SBC News New Zealand Racing sets to tackle remote betting

New Zealand Racing Minister Nathan Guy identified tackling remote betting by national consumers as his number one priority. Addressing the New Zealand Racing Board’s annual meeting, Guy stated that his administration would look to tackle the growing numbers of offshore online betting operators targeting New Zealand’s consumers. In order to curb remote betting, Guy and the Racing Board of New …

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