Responsible Gambling
Gambling should stay a form of entertainment. penguinbeta.com offers guidance for New Zealand in the context of the Gambling Act 2003.
Warning signs
- Spending more money than you can afford
- Trying to chase losses
- Neglecting work, family, or your health
- Feeling that you cannot stop
Help in New Zealand
- Gambling Helpline: 0800 654 655 — Text 8006 — gamblinghelpline.co.nz
- Māori Gambling Helpline: 0800 654 656
- Pasifika (Vai Lelei): 0800 654 657
- Youth (In Ya Face): 0800 654 659
- Gambling Debt Helpline: 0800 654 658
- Problem Gambling Foundation: 0800 664 262 — Text 5819 — pgf.nz
- Salvation Army Oasis: 0800 530 000
- Gamblers Anonymous NZ: gamblersanonymous.org/ga
- Gambling Therapy: gamblingtherapy.org
TAB self-exclusion
Through its tab.co.nz account tools, TAB NZ provides deposit, loss, and time limits, along with temporary or permanent self-exclusion.
Our position
penguinbeta.com is an independent information site and does not operate betting services.