Does LeoVegas offer sports betting in New Zealand - Review

LeoVegas no longer offers their sportsbook product to players based in New Zealand, though their online casino remains open to you. LeoVegas has long been a provider of these gaming types to all of New Zealand from their site in Malta. In 2022, MGM Resorts moved to purchase LeoVegas to bolster their international online gambling presence alongside their 50% stake in BetMGM for North America, and their 100% stake in BetMGM UK.  How does the LeoVegas experience stack up to the available online sportsbooks in New Zealand? In our opinion, not great we're afraid, not great at all - though there is one saving grace, and that's where we will begin our review.

Does LeoVegas offer New Zealand Dollar accounts?

Yes. LeoVegas, which is based in Malta, offers NZD casino-only accounts, so New Zealand customers need not lose any money to currency conversions. This is just about the only positive thing we can find about LeoVegas for New Zealand, in our opinion.

LeoVegas New Zealand payment methods

LeoVegas accepts Visa & Mastercard credit and debit cards, Skrill, Neteller, Apple Pay and paysafecard toward your LeoVegas NZD casino-only account. Remember that gaming site payments from New Zealand via credit cards are deemed as cash advances - so you pay a fee plus a high rate of interest from the moment of the deposit, even if you always pay your balance. Keep this in mind, regardless of the gaming site that you choose.

Other LeoVegas New Zealand gaming verticals

LeoVegas started as an online casino brand, so it should be no surprise that they offer both RNG casino games (random number generator) as well as live-dealer casino games where a real person runs your game.  

LeoVegas New Zealand bottom line: there are better providers, no matter your game

There is nothing about the LeoVegas offering that is 'best-in-class' in our opinion. It's positive that they support direct NZD accounts, so you avoid FX fees, but the overall gaming experience is lackluster.  We also experienced an unfortunate delay when we tried to process our withdrawal.  It was almost as if their banking provider failed to process our withdrawal back to our bank account on purpose, in the hopes we'd return to play more (and eventually lose). Not great.