SkillOnNet has much to celebrate, as the company has become a fully licensed iGaming entity in New Zealand, claiming one of 15 available operator licenses, which will allow it to launch online casino services locally.
SkillOnNet Poised to Break Ground into New Zealand with PlayOJO
The company has become the 11th operator to have secured the license granted under the Online Casino Gambling Act, which came into force in May 2026, paying an $8.51 million licensing fee to secure the license and overcoming a field of 32 bidders.
This means that SkillOnNet currently operates 16 gaming licenses across Europe and the Americas, and has set up betting and gaming shops in places such as the United Kingdom, Germany, as well as Ontario and Alberta in Canada.
Commenting on the opportunity, SkillOnNet head of corporate development, Maor Nutkevitch, had this to add:
“ We are honoured to have secured the opportunity to participate in the next stage of New Zealand’s licensing process. If successful, it would be a testament to our extensive experience and proven track record in regulated markets around the world.”
SkillOnNet Continues to Methodically Build Its Content Library
Nutkevitch further outlined the company’s plans for the market, highlighting its enormous potential, which the company intends to explore through its PlayOJO brand, and build one of the country’s leading online casinos.
Apart from pursuing new licenses and markets, SkillOnNet has been actively looking to strengthen and secure more and varied content for its players in the locales it operates in.
As such, the company has teamed up with Games Global to launch its Legendary Progressive jackpot portfolio and with Amusnet in Greece to further bolster its local footprint.
The company has pursued similar arrangements with ODDSWork and Octoplay, Konami, and others.
New Zealand opened its licensing application process back in July 2026, and has received dozens of applications that have since gone through review. Only four operator slots are left following SkillOnNet’s license approval, however.
Each applicant had to pay a $10,780 non-refundable fee to apply. New Zealand is hoping to capture a sizeable iGaming market, with one estimate suggesting that more than $770 million is gambled overseas in the absence of a regulated market at home.