The problem with Lotto’s move into online scratch cards

Online gaming is broadly illegal to operate in NZ, so how come government controlled Lotto NZ is running virtual betting with games like Texas Hold’Em and Lucky Falls, asks Branko Marcetic Ever finished dusting off the grimy shavings of another unsuccessful Instant Kiwi scratchie and thought, “I wish I could buy another of these while … Read more

Throwback Thursday: an extended, vaguely erotic fantasy about eating a Lotto ball

For this, the final Throwback Thursday in our partnership with NZ on Screen, Joseph Harper looks back at the first ever televised Lotto draw, and unaccountably fantasises about eating a Lotto ball at length. My mum used to buy a lotto ticket every week. Discussions on the repercussions of winning the jackpot were commonplace at … Read more