About Us

Last updated: 24 June 2026

We're an independent review site covering online casinos for New Zealand players. We are not a casino, we don't take deposits, and we don't run games. What we do is sign up to operators, fund real accounts, test withdrawals, and write up what we find, so you can make an informed call before risking your own money. This page explains who's behind the site and how we keep the reviews honest.

What we do

Every casino we cover gets the same hands-on treatment: a real registration, a NZD deposit, a play-through of the bonus, and a withdrawal test timed end to end. We read the full terms, not the banner. Then we score the site against a fixed set of weighted criteria. The full process is laid out in how we test and the scoring in how we rate.

Who writes the reviews

Reviews are written and tested by Hannah Whitfield, who has covered the New Zealand and Australian markets since 2019 with a focus on bonus mechanics, KYC and payout reliability. Every review carries a byline and a verification date, because anonymous gambling content isn't worth much and Google's reviewers agree.

Independence and how we're funded

We earn affiliate commission when some readers sign up through our links. That keeps the lights on, and it does not buy a better score. We've rated partner casinos poorly and non-partners well, and we'll keep doing it. The arrangement is spelled out in full in our affiliate disclosure, and the rules our writers follow are in the editorial policy.

A word on the New Zealand market

The casinos we review are offshore operators licensed in places like Curaçao, not by a New Zealand authority. New Zealand's online gambling rules are changing, and offshore sites carry real trade-offs around dispute resolution and player protection. We flag those plainly in every review rather than glossing over them, and we point players to local support through our responsible gambling page.

Want to reach the team? Head to our contact page.