Greyhound Betting in New Zealand in 2026: What Still Runs, What Closes, and What It Costs

Updated October 2026

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As of 30 October 2026, the picture for greyhound betting in New Zealand is a closing window. The Amendment Act 2026, passed on 2 April 2026, ends the code; the phase-out begins 1 August 2026. Only one operator may lawfully take your bet. Eight others in this guide are not licensed to take one. The choice a punter faces is narrower than in any other code TAB NZ carries, and the clock is running on the most visible reason punters pick this market at all.

The Top 10 New Zealand Greyhound Betting Sites Compared

TAB and Betcha sit at the top of this list because New Zealand law puts them there: they are the two online brands of TAB NZ, the sole provider lawfully offering racing and sports bets here since 28 June 2025. The remaining eight are not licensed in New Zealand and are listed because New Zealand players meet them, rated by the same criteria. This is not a ranking across the two groups and not a recommendation to use an unlicensed brand.

The column you actually need sits in the middle. A brand in the upper half can lawfully take a greyhound bet from you for the next stretch of the code; a brand in the lower half cannot, regardless of how many greyhound meetings it lists. A bookmaker paying online gambling duty is not made lawful by doing so, and a Curaçao or Anjouan or Tobique licence does not reach a New Zealand address. DIA’s published warning is direct: overseas operators may be in jurisdictions with minimal consumer safeguards, may not return unspent credits, and may not pay out large wins.

The market to read is also tighter than the table shows. Of the ten brands here, only two can take your bet under New Zealand law. They are not rivals, despite the separate brand names. They are one operator group run by Entain under a 25-year agreement signed in 2023, with at least $150m a year going to TAB NZ for the first five years and a one-off $100m payment pledged to the racing sector. The choice for a New Zealand punter in 2026 is not TAB versus Betcha versus an offshore book. It is the lawful TAB NZ group versus nothing — until the greyhound code itself ends.

What Greyhound Betting in New Zealand Actually Means in 2026

Greyhound betting is wagering on the outcome of races run by greyhounds chasing a mechanically operated artificial lure along a rail. In New Zealand, the code was organised by Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) through seven affiliated clubs: Auckland, Waikato, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Canterbury, Otago and Southland. Those clubs are the racing footprint the phase-out unwinds. A bettor who has only ever used TAB NZ for greyhounds will have seen races from that footprint, plus meetings simulcast from Australia and the United Kingdom.

The relevant frame for a New Zealand bettor in 2026 is short:

• The Amendment Act 2026 ends the code. The phase-out begins 1 August 2026. Bets placed before that date settle on the races still scheduled; bets on greyhounds from that date are not lawful in New Zealand.
• TAB NZ and Betcha are the only two online brands that may lawfully take racing and sports bets from people in New Zealand. The change took effect on 28 June 2025, when the Racing Industry Amendment Act 2025 inserted section 74AAA into the Racing Industry Act 2020. The Department of Internal Affairs told providers serving New Zealand to withdraw with immediate effect.
• There is no licence register for bookmakers, because there is only this one lawful provider. A new operator cannot apply to take bets in New Zealand.
• Winston Peters announced on 10 December 2024 that greyhound racing is being banned and phased out by 2026. The law followed the announcement.

The betting format itself is parimutuel and fixed-odds, the same as for thoroughbred and harness racing at TAB NZ. A punter backs a dog to Win, to Place, or combines runners into Quinella, Exacta, Trifecta, First Four, Quaddie, Big6, or any of the multi-leg bet types the TAB NZ rules define. Live betting on greyhounds is available in the TAB NZ apps, with the same fixed-odds structure that applies to pre-match racing markets. The greyhound-specific element is starting price: a starting price is the odds on an entry in the on-course fixed-odds market when the race begins, applying to horse and greyhound racing, and it is the price a backer gets if they took a “starting price” instruction rather than a fixed price at the time of the bet.

The other half of the picture is what is being shut down. A punter who bets on greyhounds in 2026 is betting on a code that will not run by the end of the year. That changes the calculus for anyone planning a season-long staking plan, a multi-code account, or a tipping competition entry. The market still functions, but the runway is short.

The Legal Frame: Section 74AAA and What It Does

Section 74AAA of the Racing Industry Act 2020 is short and the effect is wide: no person other than TAB NZ may offer racing betting, sports betting, or other racing or sports betting to a person in New Zealand, regardless of where that person is resident or incorporated. The section was inserted by the Racing Industry Amendment Act 2025 and took effect on 28 June 2025. The liability sits on the operator. New Zealand law does not geo-block offshore websites; it puts the breach on the operator serving the bet.

The framing for the player is what DIA’s own statement draws. Section 19(4) of the Gambling Act 2003, inserted in 2025, says an individual may not be convicted for placing a bet with an offshore betting operator in breach of section 74AAA. No source states a penalty for a player. The published penalty for the operator is not stated in the section itself, and no prosecution of an offshore bookmaker has been published. The honest framing for a New Zealand punter is that the law targets the operator, DIA warns players of the risks, and no published penalty for a player was found.

What this means in practice:

• TAB and Betcha are the only lawful online brands. They are one operator group run by Entain under a 25-year agreement signed in 2023. A punter looking for “another licensed bookmaker” will not find one, because there is no register and no application route.
• Offshore brands such as those listed below are not licensed in New Zealand. They may take bets from many countries, and they may list greyhound meetings, but they are not licensed to take bets from people in New Zealand under s 74AAA. A Curaçao, Anjouan, or Tobique licence does not reach a New Zealand address.
• An offshore brand paying online gambling duty is not made lawful by doing so. Online gambling duty is paid by overseas operators supplying New Zealand residents; it is set at 12% of profits since 1 July 2024 and rises to 16% from 1 January 2027. A tax being payable does not equal a licence to take bets.
• The greyhound phase-out cuts in from 1 August 2026. From that date, the racing itself is closing and offshore operators are not permitted to take bets on greyhound races either.

The point to hold onto when reading the table above: there is no way for a New Zealand-licensed online bookmaker other than TAB NZ to take your greyhound bet, and from 1 August 2026 there is no lawful way for any operator outside the closing New Zealand greyhound code to take it either. The greyhound market on TAB NZ is the only option in New Zealand, and the option itself is closing in stages.

The Responsible Gambling Layer in New Zealand

The age for TAB NZ betting is 18. Betting under 18 is an offence under section 89 of the Racing Industry Act 2020. Land-based casinos in New Zealand are 20 — a different threshold for a different permit, and the two are never merged on this page. TAB NZ accounts need a verified New Zealand address and ID; a New Zealand driver’s licence, passport, or other accepted ID is the standard route. Account verification is not optional and is the door every other feature in the app opens onto.

The safer-gambling tools TAB NZ builds into its app are the harm-minimisation layer for a New Zealand bettor:

• Deposit limits, set by the punter inside the app and enforced at the wallet level.
• Time-outs, which lock the account for a chosen period.
• Self-exclusion, which bars the account from TAB NZ and Betcha across both brands. An exclusion under the TAB NZ system applies across TAB and Betcha, not just the brand where it was set.

The wider frame in New Zealand is the Gambling Act 2003 and the Gambling Commission’s role, the Advertising Standards Authority’s Gambling Advertising Code, and the help lines. The free Gambling Helpline is 0800 654 655, with a text line at 8006. Safer Gambling Aotearoa is the umbrella name for the published services. TAB NZ pays a Problem Gambling Levy of 0.74%, in force from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2028. None of these tools reaches an offshore bookmaker’s account; that is part of the warning DIA attaches to the offshore offer.

Steps for a bettor before the phase-out begins:

• Set a deposit limit in the TAB NZ app before placing the first bet, not after a losing streak.
• Read the self-exclusion rules once, including how long a minimum exclusion lasts, before relying on a time-out to do the same job.
• Keep the helpline (0800 654 655) and the text line (8006) where they can be found without searching. They are free, confidential, and run in New Zealand.
• Treat any “harm minimisation” claim from an offshore brand as that brand’s own policy. The Gambling Commission’s oversight, the Problem Gambling Levy, and the ASA’s advertising code do not reach an offshore brand’s house rules.

The responsible-gambling layer is most useful when it is set up before it is needed, not in the moment of a bad run. With the greyhound code closing, the window to set the tools in place against greyhound betting specifically is short, but the tools themselves outlive the code and apply to the rest of the TAB NZ sportsbook.

Predictions, Tips, and Strategy: What They Are Worth in a Closing Market

The search traffic behind greyhound betting in New Zealand is heavy on tips and strategy: “best greyhound bets today”, “greyhound best bets”, “greyhound betting strategies”, “greyhound betting systems that win”. A bettor looking for a system that wins, before the code closes, is a bettor who has not read the marketing.

No system, model, or tip sheet can promise a winning bet. A staking plan, a dog-form rating, a track-specialist angle, a “follow the box draw” rule — each is a way of selecting which runner to back. They do not change the fact that the bookmaker’s margin sits inside every price. A “best trap” argument is a runner-by-runner argument about which trap number tends to win; it is a way to assign a probability to a runner. The bookmaker does the same thing, with a different model, and prices each runner to keep a margin on the market. The punter wins when their probability beats the bookmaker’s probability enough to clear that margin. A punter who bets at a margin the bookmaker has already priced out has no edge to find.

A “system that wins” is the marketing shape of a “system that beats the margin often enough to clear it”. A bookmaker’s margin is the share of every dollar bet that the bookmaker keeps on average across all outcomes. On a two-way market priced 1.90 / 1.90, the bookmaker’s margin is roughly 5.0%, which means the bookmaker keeps around 5 cents of every dollar bet on that market in the long run. The punter has to beat that 5.0% to be ahead. A staking plan that picks more winners than the market expects still loses at a margin the bookmaker has priced in, because the margin is what the bookmaker has already taken from the price. The math is the math: a 5.0% margin on every bet means the average punter loses 5.0% of turnover, before any tipping service is paid for.

The strategy advice that holds up is the boring kind, and the only kind that does not promise what a model cannot deliver:

• Staking discipline. Bet a fixed small percentage of bank per bet, not what a “system” tells you is “due”. The phase-out makes a long staking plan moot; the discipline does not.
• Price discipline. Take the price that is best at the time, not the price a price-boost promotion promotes. A boosted odds offer is the same runner at a higher return if the runner wins, paid for by the bookmaker as a marketing line.
• Specialisation. Greyhound form is form-specific: track, distance, box draw, race grade. A punter who knows one meeting is not the same punter as one who knows a national circuit. The runway to build that knowledge in New Zealand is closing.
• Reading the market. Starting price is the on-course fixed-odds price at the start of the race. A starting price bet gives you whatever the on-course market paid at the start, not the price TAB NZ was showing ten minutes out. On a market with thin liquidity, the two can differ.

A “best greyhound bet today” tip sheet is a tipster’s pick for a single race. Treat it as one opinion, paid for, with no edge claim you can verify. The system in any system is the punter’s own record-keeping, not the model.

Bet Types, Odds, and What a Greyhound Price Pays

Greyhound odds at TAB NZ follow the same decimal structure as the rest of the TAB NZ sportsbook: a dog at $2.10 pays back $2.10 for every $1 staked if it wins, the stake included. A $10 win bet at $2.10 returns $21 — the $10 stake plus an $11 profit. The arithmetic is the arithmetic, and a punter who reads a price in $2.10 form has what they need to compare markets and bookmakers.

The bet types TAB NZ publishes for greyhounds sit in the same rulebook as thoroughbred and harness:

• Win: the dog finishes first.
• Place: the dog finishes in the place positions, which depend on the field size. The payout is a fraction of the win dividend.
• Each Way: a stake split between Win and Place, with the Place portion paying a fraction of the win dividend.
• Quinella: pick the first two in any order.
• Exacta: pick the first two in the correct order.
• Trifecta: pick the first three in the correct order.
• First Four: pick the first four in the correct order.
• Quaddie: pick the winner of four nominated races.
• Big6: pick the winner of six nominated races.
• Double, Treble, Daily Double, Running Double: a stake that combines the winners of two or more races for a multiplied price.
• Multi / Same Game Multi: a stake whose legs multiply, with Same Game Multi’s legs coming from one event.

A multi bet is its own category in price terms. The odds on the legs multiply into one price. Two legs at $2.10 each pay $4.41 if both win; four legs at $1.50 each pay $5.06 if all four win. The combined price is the headline number, and the multiplied margin is the cost. On a four-leg multi, a 5% per-leg margin compounds to roughly 19% across the bet. The more legs, the more the margin eats the headline price.

Starting price applies to greyhound racing in the same way as to thoroughbred. A punter who takes a “starting price” instruction gets the on-course fixed-odds price at the start of the race, not the price TAB NZ was showing earlier. The TAB NZ website and app show fixed-odds prices; the starting price is the on-course number that settles in the market at jump time.

What the bookmaker keeps, in price terms, is the margin. A two-way market at 1.90 / 1.90 has a payout share of roughly 1 ÷ (1/1.90 + 1/1.90) = 0.950, which is a margin of around 5.0%. A 1.85 / 1.85 market has a payout share of 0.925, a margin of around 7.5%. The narrower the price, the higher the margin; the wider the price, the lower the margin. A punter who picks the higher-priced side of a market is paying a lower margin and getting a better deal on a winning bet, before any form or system is applied.

The result of the calculation on this page: an illustrative two-way market at decimal odds 1.90 / 1.90 sits at a margin of roughly 5.0%, with the band running from about 4.5% to 5.5% depending on the rounding. The 5.0% is the share of every dollar bet the bookmaker keeps on average across the two outcomes. The wider the prices, the lower the band. The narrower the prices, the higher it climbs.

The Sports and Tournaments: A Closing Calendar

Greyhound racing in New Zealand is a code, not a season. The seven affiliated clubs — Auckland, Waikato, Whanganui, Palmerston North, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland — are the racing footprint. Each club runs meetings through the year at its home track. The meetings on the TAB NZ card are the meetings a New Zealand punter bets on, alongside the meetings simulcast from Australia and the United Kingdom.

The phase-out cuts in from 1 August 2026. The legislation was passed on 2 April 2026, and it sets the closure of the code at that date. Bets placed before 1 August 2026 on greyhound meetings still scheduled to run settle on those races. Bets on greyhounds from that date are not lawful in New Zealand. Offshore operators are not permitted to take bets on greyhound races from that date either; the betting market closes with the racing.

A punter planning the year must be clear about what the calendar is:

• Meetings on the TAB NZ card from now to 1 August 2026. The schedule runs as before. Quaddie, Big6, daily doubles, and the multi-leg bet types settle on the races that run.
• Meetings simulcast from Australia and the United Kingdom. The greyhound code in those jurisdictions is not closing. TAB NZ carries those meetings; a New Zealand punter can bet on them through TAB NZ, with the TAB NZ rulebook and the TAB NZ fixed-odds structure.
• Meetings from 1 August 2026. None in New Zealand. Offshore operators are not permitted to take bets on greyhound races from that date. The bookmaker offer for New Zealand-licensed online greyhound betting ends on that date.
• Other codes on TAB NZ. Thoroughbred, harness, rugby union, rugby league, and the rest of the TAB NZ sportsbook continue. The phase-out of the greyhound code is specific to greyhounds.

For comparison, the British greyhound code runs under the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), which has 18 licensed stadia. The British code is not closing. A New Zealand punter who wants to follow greyhound betting after 1 August 2026 in any form will be following the British, Irish, and Australian circuits, with the meetings simulcast into New Zealand and bet on through TAB NZ’s simulcast markets.

The Operators

The operators below are the ten covered on this page. TAB and Betcha are the two online brands of TAB NZ and are reviewed first as one operator group. The other eight are not licensed in New Zealand and are reviewed on their own terms, with the New Zealand status carried as part of the verdict.

TAB — The New Zealand Lawful Operator

TAB is one of two online brands of TAB NZ (holder TAB New Zealand), the only provider lawfully offering such bets under section 74AAA of the Racing Industry Act 2020, in force since 28 June 2025. The site is tab.co.nz.

The TAB NZ app covers horse, harness, and greyhound racing, plus rugby union, rugby league, and the rest of the sportsbook, pre-match and live. The app carries a 17+ App Store age rating while stating customers must be 18 or over to bet. Inside the app, TAB NZ lists deposit limits, time-outs, and self-exclusion, and shows the Gambling Helpline 0800 654 655 and the text line 8006. Trackside live race streaming with in-app betting, racing form, Blackbook, and Jockey Challenge tools sit inside the same wallet, and the deposit and withdrawal flow runs through a simplified wallet.

The TAB NZ app on the New Zealand App Store is published under the seller name New Zealand Racing Board, with the app first released on 8 September 2014. The bet types for greyhounds run from Win, Place, and Each Way through Quinella, Exacta, Trifecta, First Four, Quaddie, Big6, and the multi-leg bet types. Live betting on greyhounds is available in the app.

The verdict: TAB is the only New Zealand-lawful route for greyhound betting, and it is the route the phase-out unwinds. The punter using TAB NZ gets the New Zealand harm-minimisation tools, the regulator’s oversight, and a complaints framework that an offshore brand does not offer; the punter also gets a closing window on the greyhound code itself.

Betcha — The TAB NZ Sister Brand

Betcha is one of two online brands of TAB NZ (holder TAB New Zealand), the only provider lawfully offering such bets under section 74AAA of the Racing Industry Act 2020, in force since 28 June 2025. The site is betcha.co.nz.

Betcha’s coverage is built around the same racing codes as TAB, with a sport list that runs from horse, greyhound, and harness racing through rugby, NRL, MMA and UFC, NBA, NFL, tennis, cricket, football, motorsports, and esports. The Betcha app is published on the New Zealand App Store by Entain New Zealand Limited, with the app first released on 6 August 2024. The app is built on the same TAB NZ account infrastructure: deposit limits, time-outs, and self-exclusion apply across both TAB and Betcha, and a self-exclusion set on one applies to the other.

The verdict: Betcha is not a rival to TAB. It is the second brand of the same operator group, run by Entain under the 25-year partnership that gives Entain a 50/50 share of gross profits and at least $150m a year to TAB NZ for the first five years, with a one-off $100m payment to the racing sector. The punter choosing between TAB and Betcha is choosing a brand and a UI; the underlying account, the harm-minimisation tools, and the rulebook are the same.

BetAlright — Not Licensed in New Zealand

BetAlright is not licensed in New Zealand. TAB NZ is the only authorised provider, and the brand names no licence that applies in New Zealand. No complaints route or framework reaches it.

The BetAlright sportsbook covers football, tennis, table tennis, basketball, ice hockey, American football, and baseball, with Live Betting and Virtual Sports sections. The greyhound market is not the brand’s focus; the page lists it as one of many sports, with the markets a bookmaker at this scale typically carries.

The verdict: a brand without a New Zealand licence, taking bets from people in New Zealand in breach of s 74AAA. A punter who wants the New Zealand harm-minimisation tools, the regulator’s oversight, and a complaints framework will not find them here. The market list is broad and the brand is not built around greyhounds, so a greyhound specialist is not the punter this bookmaker is for.

FunBet — Not Licensed in New Zealand

FunBet is not licensed in New Zealand. No New Zealand complaints route or harm-minimisation framework reaches it.

The FunBet sportsbook offers odds on football, ice hockey, American football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, rugby, and baseball, with live betting and a bookmaker described as open 24/7. The greyhound market sits alongside the broader sportsbook in the same way it does for any bookmaker of this scale.

The verdict: a brand with a 24/7 live-betting pitch and a broad sport list, not licensed in New Zealand. A New Zealand punter using FunBet is using an offshore bookmaker that the regulator has told to withdraw, with no New Zealand complaints route, no Problem Gambling Levy applied, and no ASA advertising code oversight. The “open 24/7” line is a customer-service claim, not a New Zealand licence.

Winz.io — Not Licensed in New Zealand

Winz.io is not licensed in New Zealand. TAB NZ is the only authorised provider, and the brand names Anjouan and Tobique licences held by Novatrix SRL, which give no right to take bets from people in New Zealand. No complaints route or framework reaches it.

Winz.io runs a sports betting bonus promotion alongside separate Sportsbook T&Cs, Sports Rules, and Bonus Terms and Conditions pages. The bonus structure is published through a separate T&C stack, which is the standard offshore pattern. The greyhound market is part of the broader sportsbook.

The verdict: a brand that runs a sportsbook on Anjouan and Tobique licences, with a published sports-betting promotion and a separate T&C stack. None of the licences reach a New Zealand address. The published T&Cs are the brand’s own terms, and the brand is not a recommended choice.

RoyalistPlay — Not Licensed in New Zealand

RoyalistPlay is not licensed in New Zealand. The brand names a Tobique Gaming Commission e-gaming licence (No. 0000002), held by Novatrix SRL, which gives no right to take bets from people in New Zealand.

The RoyalistPlay sportsbook offers live betting, sports promotions, results and a schedule, with football, basketball, tennis, handball, ice hockey, volleyball, and table tennis among the top sports, plus separate e-sports and Predictions sections. The greyhound market is part of the broader sportsbook, with the same offshore bookmaker shape as the other Anjouan and Tobique brands on this list.

The verdict: a brand built on the Tobique e-gaming licence, with a live betting pitch, e-sports, and a Predictions section, none of which changes the New Zealand status. A New Zealand punter receives no statutory protection here; the risk profile is comparable to other offshore brands.

Telbet — Not Licensed in New Zealand

Telbet is not licensed in New Zealand. Only TAB NZ may offer such bets under section 74AAA, and the brand names no licence that applies in New Zealand.

Telbet describes itself as a crypto casino and sportsbook. The published welcome offer is 200% up to 1 BTC plus 50 free spins and a 5 USDT free bet on its Russian-language site. The crypto-casino positioning is the headline pitch, and the sportsbook sits alongside it.

The verdict: a brand whose headline product is a crypto casino, with a sportsbook alongside and a published offer structured in BTC and USDT. None of that reaches a New Zealand punter lawfully under s 74AAA, and a crypto-pitching brand carries a different risk profile from a fiat bookmaker on unspent credits and large-win payouts.

Roobet — Not Licensed in New Zealand

Roobet is not licensed in New Zealand. Only TAB NZ may offer such bets under section 74AAA, and the brand names a Curaçao licence (OGL/2024/687/0427), held by Raw Entertainment B.V., which gives no right to take bets from people in New Zealand. No complaints route or framework reaches it.

The Roobet sportsbook covers soccer, basketball, tennis, Counter-Strike, FIFA, baseball, ice hockey, MMA, and table tennis, and its terms require players to be 18 or older. The greyhound market is part of the broader sportsbook.

The verdict: a brand on a Curaçao licence, with a 18+ age floor that aligns numerically with the New Zealand betting age, but a brand that takes bets from people in New Zealand in breach of s 74AAA. A New Zealand punter remains unprotected; the 18+ rule is the brand’s own term, not a regulator’s rule.

Rooster.bet — Not Licensed in New Zealand

Rooster.bet is not licensed in New Zealand. Only TAB NZ may offer such bets under section 74AAA, and the brand names a Tobique Gaming Commission e-gaming licence (No. No complaints route or framework reaches it.

The Rooster.bet sportsbook has Live, Sports Promotions, Results, Schedule, E-sports, and Predictions sections, and shows odds in six formats. The six-format pricing is the offshore bookmaker’s answer to the punters who shop around by odds format; the underlying account and the underlying licence do not change.

The verdict: a brand on the Tobique e-gaming licence, with the same Novatrix SRL holder as two other brands on this list, and a multi-format odds display. The pricing display is just a feature of the offshore interface, and this is not a licensed operator.

LegendPlay — Not Licensed in New Zealand

LegendPlay is not licensed in New Zealand. Only TAB NZ may offer racing and sports betting to people in New Zealand under section 74AAA, and the brand names an Anjouan Gaming Authority licence, which gives no right to take bets from people in New Zealand. No New Zealand complaints route or harm-minimisation framework reaches it.

The LegendPlay sportsbook has Sports, Live Betting, and Virtual Sports sections, with football, tennis, basketball, and ice hockey listed.

The verdict: a brand on an Anjouan licence, with a virtual sports pitch alongside the main sportsbook, and the same New Zealand status as the other offshore brands on this list. Virtual sports do not change the status of this operator under New Zealand law.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you bet on greyhound dogs?

Pick a dog in a TAB NZ or Betcha race, choose a bet type (Win, Place, Quinella, Exacta, Trifecta, First Four, Quaddie, Big6, or a multi), enter the stake, and confirm on the bet slip. A Win bet at $2.10 returns $2.10 for every $1 staked if the dog finishes first, stake included. A multi’s legs multiply into one price, with the margin compounding across the legs.

How do you bet on greyhound racing?

Use the TAB NZ or Betcha app or website to find a race, study the form, pick a dog or combination, choose a bet type, and stake. The greyhound code in New Zealand is closing from 1 August 2026 under the new legislation, so races from that date are not scheduled and bets are not lawful.

How do you bet on greyhound racing tips?

A tip is one person’s view on which dog will win. Read it as a starting point, not as a forecast. No tip sheet, model, or system can guarantee a winner, because the bookmaker’s margin sits inside every price and a tip does not change that margin. The math is the math.

What happens to betting on greyhound racing as the industry closes?

The 2026 legislation ends the code, with the phase-out set for 1 August 2026. Bets on greyhounds placed before that date on still-scheduled races settle on those races. Bets on greyhounds from that date are not lawful in New Zealand, and offshore operators are not permitted to take them either. TAB NZ continues to take bets on other racing codes and other sports.

Which bookmaker may lawfully take sports and racing bets in New Zealand?

TAB NZ and Betcha, the two online brands of TAB NZ, are the only providers lawfully offering racing and sports betting to people in New Zealand. The change took effect on 28 June 2025, when section 74AAA of the Racing Industry Act 2020 was inserted by the Racing Industry Amendment Act 2025. There is no licence register for bookmakers and no application route for another operator, because there is only this one lawful provider. Other brands in the market, including those listed above, are not licensed in New Zealand.

How is the return on a bet worked out from the stake and the odds?

Return equals stake multiplied by the decimal odds. A $10 win bet at $2.10 returns $21 ($10 stake plus $11 profit). A multi’s legs multiply into one price; two legs at $2.10 each pay $4.41 if both win. The bookmaker’s margin is what the bookmaker keeps on average across all outcomes, and a 5% margin on every dollar bet means the average punter loses 5% of turnover over time, before the form and the tip sheet are applied.

Published by the Kiwirugbybetting team.