Video Poker 24/7 - Christchurch Casino Closing

Video Poker 247 - Christchurch Casino Closing

The Department of Internal Affairs has stepped in and ordered Christchurch Casino to stop operating their online gambling site. The site had two online casinos as well as bingo and video poker sites and has been operating them even though they were found guilty of breaching the Gambling Act. The company continued running the casinos and video poker sites for another seven months after being told to cease and desist.

The company had told them they were selling the online casino and thus needed additional time before they shut it down. They said that they wanted to sell the business, and gave the department a letter in March 2007 saying that it had been done. The problem is that they were supposed to sell them and be done with them in October of 2006.

The company first had one online casino called Kiwicasino.com that they opened in 2000 – and then added the video poker and online bingo after that. In August 2006 they were informed that they had breached the Gambling Act, and at that point they told them they were trying to sell the online casino and video poker sites.

The casino says that they didn’t get a letter from Internal Affairs asking them to “cease and desist” and therefore continued on. Then in March they sent them the letter letting them know that they had sold it. They said that there was a delay in selling the video poker and gambling sites as they had to go back and forth to reach an agreement.

The Department of Internal Affairs says that they are clear on the fact that they no longer own the sites, and as long as no other New Zealand entity holds them as well the investigation will be closed.

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