Category: Blog

Field notes and weekly commentary on New Zealand online gambling news, product tests and reader questions from Auckland.

Closing note before EOIs end mid-August

I’ll keep reporting against primary sources—not rumour mills. I’ve covered gambling products as a journalist and analyst for more than ten years,…

Fewer tabs, clearer standards. I’ve covered gambling products as a journalist and analyst for more than ten years, and I still write…

Lookalike URLs during licence hype. I’ve covered gambling products as a journalist and analyst for more than ten years, and I still…

Not every useful note is a doctrine piece. Some evenings I sit down with deliberately small stakes to watch my own behaviour…

Staging means today’s market is transitional. Plan accordingly. I’ve covered gambling products as a journalist and analyst for more than ten years,…

A behavioural note from home, not a sermon. I’ve covered gambling products as a journalist and analyst for more than ten years,…

Prepare curiosity; don’t prepare deposits around rumours. I’ve covered gambling products as a journalist and analyst for more than ten years, and…

GETS is a procurement portal. It is where expressions of interest live in the machinery of government, not where players should open…

Practice what I publish. Settings list. I’ve covered gambling products as a journalist and analyst for more than ten years, and I…

Timeline of a real delay—lessons for readers. I’ve covered gambling products as a journalist and analyst for more than ten years, and…