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Old 26th September 2017, 11:45 AM
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Thats interesting about the VPN as i use one for other reasons, i could understand if you were trying to use an overseas account with an Australian address but is it the same if you try to access your own account from overseas?
Currently overseas, country(Austria) is prohibited by OZ bookies and TABs.
With my VPN (cyberghost 6) I can actually log into most of my accounts Tabtouch WA and others, except Lux but bets are not accepted.

I actually received an email from Tabtouch that I should'n use a VPN on their site, but there is an arrangement whereby if I fill in a request form with them I can bet for 60 days in any given year from any prohibited country.
This is to allow tourists to bet with them while overseas. I never bothered, my server works fine, a bit slower than direct connect but so what.
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Old 26th September 2017, 08:30 AM
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Easy way to get around the problem is to download a free VPN and set your location to say the UK. I use Psiphon myself.


Apparently VPN's wont work if your account is registered to an Australian address. Only way round it is to have a NZ address, and then you can use a VPN or whatever to access the site.

Alot of Kiwi punters annoyed as well, if they are on holiday in Aussie, they cant access and bet on there accounts either because of the way its setup.
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Old 31st October 2017, 09:47 AM
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Often access the NZ TAB site for information only
Can't even get to the site this morning - DNS Resolution Error

I have been getting the message "The NZ TAB is not accessible from your current location. For more information please contact our customer services team on helpdesk@tab.co.nz"
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Old 4th November 2017, 03:08 AM
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I have been getting the message "The NZ TAB is not accessible from your current location. For more information please contact our customer services team on helpdesk@tab.co.nz"

Yep, same
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Old 26th September 2017, 08:43 AM
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"The Australian Government's new Interactive Gambling Amendment Act stops people in Australia betting with overseas bookmakers who don't have a licence in Australia and that includes the New Zealand betting agency, the TAB.

So as of Wednesday last week, people in Australia cannot place a bet with the NZ TAB and it means even a Kiwi who travels to Australia for a weekend can't bet on the NZ TAB once they are there.

The law change was intended to target illegal gambling, and has prevented overseas online casinos and poker sites operating, but bookmakers come under the legislation too."

stuff.co.nz

Should be able to sort something out between them
If not, NZ could reciprocate
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Old 26th September 2017, 08:03 PM
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Should be able to sort something out between them
If not, NZ could reciprocate
Fingers crossed they dont, otherwise it'll be time for me to walk away if all Im left with is the NZ TAB.
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Old 8th November 2017, 06:09 AM
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You would also get the same message if you were in Singapore or the United States,,two other countries where the NZ TAB it is not allowed to operate
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Old 27th December 2017, 10:11 AM
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I don't think anyone has mentioned that months before this all happened, the NZ government introduced a bill requiring offshore betting operators to pay for the use of NZ racing & sporting information in their products & also when they took bets on NZ events.
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Old 27th December 2017, 02:00 PM
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Sorry to be a wet blanket but it might just save someone some grief.
You guys do realise that IF you get found out, it's now a criminal offence to use a VPN to access a blocked site from Australia?
Should be o.k. if you're on holidays or travelling, but they can press charges or report you to the authorities.
"The use of any device to circumvent the Interactive Gambling Act is a criminal offence."
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Old 3rd March 2018, 10:32 PM
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Interestingly, you can open a TABtouch account if you're a NZ resident but cannot place pari-mutuel bets with them?
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