How We Evaluate Bookmakers?
The reviews produced by Directions New Zealand are written with discretion and impartiality. We adopt a methodology focused on 3 Pillars of analysis, always in favor of the user experience!
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Reliability
New Zealand does not yet have a regulated market, but it is important that bookmakers convey confidence to New Zealand bettors. So we look at their licenses, international reputation, and what users say about them.
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Usability
A betting site needs to be intuitive and easy to navigate. We explore all sections and menus of betting platforms and check if they have good usability. The overall user experience is a crucial point in our reviews.
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Quality
Bookmakers of excellence need to offer maximum quality in all the services they provide. So we evaluate everything from bonuses to payment methods. Odds, tools, markets and competitions also enter our reviews!
First Stop:
Bonuses And Promotions!
We Analyze The Welcome Bonus
New customers can be presented with a First Deposit Bonus. We evaluate if the houses offer this bonus and what the values are, in addition to the rules and the difficulty to comply with the rollover.
We Seek Variety Of Promotions
Having a good variety of promotions is also a factor analyzed. We look for the most relevant ones and with good quality, that you can enjoy after already being a client of the House.
We Explain How They Work
Some bonuses are tied to competitions. Other, to types of bets or payment methods. Understanding how they work is a facilitator in your experience with house promotions!
We Give The Rollover
The Rollover is the set of rules that you must comply with to get the bonus amount and to cash it out. Understanding which houses offer low and easy-to-comply rollovers will help when it comes to controlling your bets.
Analysis of confidence and
International Reputation
Licenses And Supervisory Bodies
Licenses And Supervisory Bodies
Since New Zealand does not yet have a regulated market, it is important for us to know under which international licenses bookmakers operate.
The more quality licenses a home has, the better the level of trust we will place in it. It is very important that it is monitored by rigorous international bodies.
Career And International Experience
We value the international reputation of betting sites. Acting in countries around the world, with years or decades of experience, is a decisive factor for it to be reliable.
This also includes analyzing the companies and groups behind the sites. In this way, we were able to determine whether the House has a positive trajectory or not.
Presence In The Sports World
A relevant factor in our analysis is the presence of bookmakers in the world sports universe. Sponsor teams? Are you a championship partner? Everything counts!
We take into account the houses stamped the sacred robes of big clubs or sponsor renowned leagues. Even having your own stadium can be a sign of reliability.
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eSports
Sports betting is the focus of bookmakers and bettors. Therefore our reviews focus a lot on analyzing all aspects of the sports section of the sites.
To do this, we analyze in detail its variety of competitions and markets. Thus, you will be able to know if the event and bet you want to make are available.
As we New Zealand are passionate about football, we pay special attention to this sport: we identify competitions and events that can awaken your passion!
Thinking about your winnings, we compare the odds and probabilities between the bookmakers. That way, we know if they are above average or not.
Finally, we visit their eSports section. Their variety of games, competitions and Markets is also an important part of our reviews!
Online Casino: Las Vegas In Your Home!
Are you a lover of casino games? Ever wanted to bet in Las Vegas? We evaluate the casino offer of the bookmakers and explain to you which ones are the best at this point!
Slot Machines
To pokies machines they are one of the most popular types of casino games. We evaluate the quantity and quality of these slot machines, bringing you more popular games and providers such as NetEnt and Microgaming.
Bingo
You can play Bingo in online rooms by choosing your cards. Or you can try your luck at video Bingo! We explain how to have fun in these two modalities and what are the best sites for this type of Game.
Scratch
Scratch card is a very popular game in New Zealand. And some betting sites offer quite fun and interesting online versions for those who want to test their luck, with good chances of winning.
Kingdom
Kingdom is one of the most classic casino games. At this point, we look at whether the sites offer European and American Kingdom, and whether there is good diversity of games for you to choose from, including live version.
Poker and Blackjack
Are you a fan of card games? Then see in our reviews which are the best sites to test your skills in Blackjack and Poker! And the best thing: you can play against the machine or against other people.
Live casino
Live casinos convey the thrill of feeling in a physical casino. Play in real time against a dealer or live dealer and show off your knowledge in games like Kingdom, Poker and Blackjack.
Features And Tools
For Good Bets
All bookmakers offer some extra tools for bettors. These features can make your betting easier and make your overall experience more satisfying
Live Streaming Of Events
The famous livestreaming is a feature that makes it easy to place live bets. Watching the events in real time while betting allows you to better understand their variations and find earning opportunities.
Cash Out
A site that offers Cash Out is sure to earn points in our reviews. Being able to close a bet before the end to ensure profits or minimize guarantees greater control over your money.
Odds Calculator
Some bookmakers have odds calculators or similar tools that help you find the most advantageous events and markets. Rare but very useful feature!
Statistics
Knowing and mastering the statistics of championships and events can be a shortcut to success in betting. And certain houses have full pages of statistical data from all sports.
Deposits And Withdrawals:
Safety And Variety
Means Of Payment Offered
Having good and varied payment methods is fundamental in your experience as a bettor. Homes must above all have a secure online environment for their transactions.
This includes data encryption systems as well as partnerships with globally known and renowned means of deposit and withdrawal. All to make life easier for gamblers.
New Zealand's Favourite Methods
Another point that we evaluate is the presence of New Zealand's favorite payment methods. Cases of the popular Boleto Bancário and Pix! This is certainly a factor that can be decisive.
In addition to these, credit card and bank transfer are practical and quite safe alternatives, which we New Zealand use a lot in our day to day.
Fees And Processing Time
Knowing the minimum deposit and withdrawal fees and amounts are important. This way you will know how much you need to deposit at a time and how much you need to earn in order to withdraw.
In addition, we are interested in evaluating the processing time of each method. Some houses manage to reduce this time almost to 0, which can be an advantage for bettors.
Application For
Cellular
We know that many bettors like to bet while watching the matches in the stadiums. And the best way to do this is by using an app provided by a bookmaker.
Not all betting sites have an app. We therefore evaluate whether they count on this feature and for which operating systems they are available, such as Android and iOS.
One of our objectives is also to explain how to have access to the applications. In some cases, you can download it from the Home website. In others, it is necessary to download through the App Store or Play Store.
If they do not have an app, we always evaluate the quality of navigation on the site in its mobile version. So we make sure you know what awaits you in the mobile version of all bookmakers.
Quality Of
Customer Support
The customer support of the house, the famous SAC, has a lot of value in our reviews. And one of the points evaluated is the language. We consider it essential that it be in English and preferably English New Zealand.
In secondly, we analyze the variety of forms of support. Live Chat is one of the most common formats, but there are also FAQs, email, WhatsApp and even phone calls.
The speed of support is decisive in our assessment. Help needs to be as immediate as possible, and to evaluate this, we contact the house in all available formats.
Finally, the quality of Service is the icing on the cake. All the above factors are dispensable if the user does not have his problem solved by the bookmaker.
How Banknotes Are Distributed Bookmakers?
All homes reviewed by us are classified with grades 1 to 5 . Understand now what we consider to assign each grade!
Houses with Grade 1 are unreliable. They present problems related to the safety of the bettor and offer inefficient tools. They make it difficult for their customers to access withdrawals and have dubious deposit protocols. These we never recommend!
Houses with Note 2 are reliable, but overall do not have good functionality. Their websites can be slow and unintuitive. They do not offer the main tools, such as cashout, and we can find many complaints from users about them. Not recommended.
Houses with a Grade 3 usually have a median reputation in the market. They offer a good part of the most desired features by bettors, but incompletely. They are usually houses with little experience in betting, which makes them recommended for less demanding players.
Here are most of the houses recommended by Directions. They have tools such as cashout, app or livestream, as well as good odds. They are highly reliable, with a good reputation, offering a complete betting experience and for all bettor profiles. We recommend it for those who are just starting out and for those who already have experience.
We give top marks to the house that offers all the features to bettors without restrictions. It should have an intuitive and easy-to-navigate platform, with easy-to-get bonuses and high odds. App, live games and good support are also key here. In addition, it is 100% safe and reliable, with strong betting licenses and an impeccable reputation.
The notes assigned by the Directions are not closed. We can have a Level 2 House going up to Level 4 or a Level 5 house going down to Level 3. Likewise, if this is the case, you can find on our website more than one house with a maximum grade. We are thorough and review all betting sites quarterly to ensure accurate reviews for our readers.
We Evaluate,
You Choose!
Directions New Zealand reviews bookmakers that allow users to bet safely online. This is an important point: we only present, review and recommend platforms that are 100% safe for bettors.
Our reviews cover in the first place, therefore, the reliability of the betting site. We assess their reputations internationally and within New Zealand, which includes the countries they play in, licences they hold and even the sports teams and championships they sponsor.
It is important to clarify that many of the bookmakers here belong to partners of ours who reward us financially. This, of course, may influence the choice of websites we evaluate and the order in which they appear on our website.
However, this does not influence our assessments in any way. We are an impartial project, with our own opinions, always based on what is best for our users. That's why we say that we evaluate, but you choose!