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New Zealand Plans to Launch Regulated Online Casino by 2026
Top News
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July 2, 2025
New Zealand has earmarked 2026 for the debut of a fully regulated online-casino industry. Lawmakers have endorsed a 15-license structure designed to balance competition with strong guardrails, and have ring-fenced sports betting for a solitary...
Highly rated All Blacks forward extends New Zealand Rugby deal despite Scott Robertson snub
Planet Rugby
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July 2, 2025
The Crusaders have announced that experienced All Blacks loose forward Ethan Blackadder has recommitted to the Christchurch-based outfit and New Zealand Rugby (NZR) after agreeing terms on a contract extension. The 30-year-old, who is highly rated...
Dean O’Gorman & Simone Kessell Join WBD New Zealand Series ‘Ms. X’; Germany’s Joyn & ProSieben Greenlight ‘The Hunt’; RTL Completes Dutch Sale; Warner Bros Sets Italy Production Team – Global Briefs
Deadline
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July 2, 2025
Dean O’Gorman & Simone Kessell Join WBD New Zealand Series ‘Ms. X’ Dean O’Gorman (After the Party, The Hobbit) and Simone Kessell (Yellowjackets, Obi-Wan Kenobi) are among the cast added to Ms. X, the six-part crime comedy-drama for Warner Bros....
Where art meets science: Exhibition explores the Ausable watershed
Adirondack Explorer - New York
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July 2, 2025
‘Follow the Water’ exhibition led by painter Anne Diggory, opens July 3 at Keene Arts By James Lancel McElhinney “Follow the Water” in the main gallery at Keene Arts celebrates the confluence of science and art in Anne Diggory’s paintings of the...
TEST MATCH BREAKFAST: The fitness king in the England camp and Edgbaston's groundsman makes his point known
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
Test Match Breakfast takes a look at some of the biggest issues around cricket during England's huge second Test against India at Edgbaston. Ahead of the crunch second game of the five-match series, RICHARD GIBSON discusses the influence of Andrew...
The Chattery presents unique learning and art experiences for adults
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 2, 2025
Mission To cultivate an engaging and inclusive community of learners and teachers through fun, affordable and accessible learning and art experiences for adults. History Jennifer Holder and Shawanda Mason first met in 2012, when Holder was working...
Alonso upbeat over Mbappe fitness as Real Madrid set up Dortmund showdown
The National News
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Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is edging closer to full fitness after the France star made his long-awaited Fifa Club World Cup debut during Real Madrid’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Juventus on Tuesday. Mbappe came off the bench in the second half...
New Zealand government introduces 15-license model for online casinos
Yogonet International
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July 1, 2025
The New Zealand government has introduced legislation to establish a regulated online casino market by 2026 while limiting online sports betting to a single legal operator. The Online Casino Gambling Bill, introduced by Minister Brooke van Velden...
entertainment A-Mei, Enhypen, Zerobaseone: Singapore concert calendar for 2025
Asiaone
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July 2, 2025
2024 came and went with some amazing acts visiting Singapore, from American songstress Taylor Swift, classic rockers Deep Purple, Cantopop king Andy Lau and Mandopop's Jay Chou, to Blackpink's Lisa and K-pop group Stray Kids. Here's how 2025's...
At The Movies: M3GAN 2.0 a m3diocre reboot, Hot Milk will leave you cold
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
M3GAN 2.0 (PG13) 120 minutes, now showing ★★☆☆☆ The story: Two years after she went rogue on a homicidal spree and was consequently destroyed, artificial intelligence doll M3GAN (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) is reconstructed to take down...
The Hamptons Fine Art Fair Returns to Southampton July 10
Dan’s Papers - New York
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July 1, 2025
Crowds explore at Hamptons Fine Art Fair With Basquiats and Warhols, Picassos, Harings and more, the Hamptons Fine Art Fair is returning to Southampton. From July 10–13 on the Southampton Fairgrounds (605 County Road 39), the international art...
The New Zealand cyclist, the Israeli team and a geopolitical storm
The Spinoff
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July 1, 2025
A New Zealand Olympian is racing under Israel’s banner at the Tour de France – and critics say it’s time to choose sides. A Palestinian paracyclist who lost his leg in an Israeli air strike over a decade ago was killed in Gaza last month. Ahmed...
New Zealand Frigate's Makes First Jakarta Port Call Since 2017
Tempo.co
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July 1, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The visit of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) frigate HMNZS Te Kaha to Jakarta is viewed as an opportunity to strengthen defense cooperation between Indonesia and New Zealand. “We are committed to regional maritime security...
Auckland boy racer jailed for hitting pregnant teen, causing baby’s death
Newstalk ZB
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July 2, 2025
A young woman who was about eight months pregnant when she was hit by a driver performing spinouts, resulting in the fatal injuries to her unborn daughter, has told a court she blames herself for attending an illegal boy racer event as much as she...
Why the TAB now has a monopoly on sports betting in New Zealand
The Spinoff
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July 1, 2025
Online gambling is big business, but new legislation means betting on horse racing and sports in New Zealand can now only be done through the TAB or Betcha. Here’s what you need to know. Online, gambling seems to be everywhere. There are lots of...
Understrength French an unwelcome déjà vu in New Zealand
BusinessLIVE
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An understrength and unapologetic France kick off their three-Test tour of New Zealand in Dunedin on Saturday, offering a Gallic shrug to a host nation raging at the absence of some of the Six Nations champions' top players. France coach Fabien...
Noel Edmonds 'not sure of the way forward' after flood ravages his New Zealand estate - with 'three years of hard graft destroyed in a few hours'
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
Noel Edmonds revealed he is 'not sure of the way forward' after a flood ravaged his New Zealand estate. The TV personality and his wife, Liz, relocated in 2019 and own an 800-acre estate, River Haven, which features a restaurant, a vineyard, a pub...
Attending the Rainforest World Music Festival: My First Time at A Music Festival!
TripZilla
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July 2, 2025
For years, I’d heard the buzz about the Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF), held annually at the Sarawak Cultural Village. In fact, as a travel writer, I’ve even penned several articles about it in the past. Yet, honestly, I never quite got...
Jason Aldean extends ‘Full Throttle’ World Tour to New Zealand and Australia
Entertainment Focus
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July 1, 2025
Jason Aldean is extending his current ‘Full Throttle' Tour to New Zealand and Australia in 2026. This marks the first time that Aldean will headline in New Zealand and it will be his first return to Australia since headlining in 2016, where he...
IND vs ENG 2nd Test 2025 Preview: Jasprit Bumrah Workload, Two-Spinner Option, Winless Streak, A Lot for India To Focus on As England Draws Closer at Birmingham
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
Mumbai, July 2: The presence of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, the possibility of a two-spinner strategy, and some milestones will be in focus as Team India prepares to battle England in the second Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Team India trails...