SkyCity Warns Kiwis About Scam Online Gambling Sites
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New Zealanders should take care when using online gamingwebsites and apps.
SkyCity today warned New Zealandersabout the dangers of fraudulent online gambling sites thatattempt to lure consumers by mimicking SkyCity’s name,logo and look.
“In the last few months, we have seena significant increase in the number of online gamblingadvertisements fraudulently using SkyCity’s brand andlogos to target Kiwi customers. These advertisements havebeen appearing on Facebook and direct users to download anapp in Google’s Play store,” said Michael Ahearne,SkyCity Chief Executive Officer.
“We are concernedthat Kiwis are being misled into thinking they are playingon our SkyCity Online Casino when they arenot.
“This Cyber Smart Week, we want to remindpeople to be careful about the URLs that they use and bevigilant when clicking links.
“Regulating onlinegambling in New Zealand will help protect New Zealandersagainst some of these fraudulent activities. Regulators needto be given the power to deal with rogue operators who areout to scam New Zealanders.”
Under the Gambling Act,it is illegal to publish or promote gambling that is outsideNew Zealand or a gambling operator who is outside of NewZealand, however these rules are often skirted by overseasgambling operators.
SkyCity says it regularly reportsfraudulent use of its branding to social media websitesdirectly, and to the gambling regulator, the Department ofInternalAffairs.
