Who We Are (and Who We Aren't)
Last updated July 2026
Let's get the important part out of the way: we are not Stay Casino. StayCasinoNewZealand.com is an independent affiliate and review site run by a small editorial team focused on one thing — giving New Zealand players accurate, current, plain-English information about this specific casino brand.
How we make money
We're an independent affiliate — we may earn a commission if you sign up through our links, at no cost to you. That's the whole business model, disclosed on every page. It funds the testing deposits and the hours spent re-verifying bonus terms. What it doesn't buy is a softer review: the 40x wagering criticism, the max-bet warnings, the "codes from 2022 are dead" callouts — all of that stays, because a reader who gets burned once never comes back.
How we test
Everything on this site comes from one of four sources, in this order of preference:
- Our own accounts — real deposits, real wagering, real withdrawal timing from NZ connections;
- The casino's current, published terms and promotion pages (checked monthly);
- The licence registers and regulators' public records;
- Aggregated player feedback across public review platforms — read critically, patterns over anecdotes.
Every money page carries an "updated" date, and it means what it says: bonuses re-checked against the live offer, codes re-tested, dead ones removed. If Stay Casino changes an offer mid-month and we haven't caught it, the casino's own T&Cs are the version that counts — a rule we repeat wherever figures appear.
Our editorial rules
- Third-party voice, always. We review the casino; we don't impersonate it.
- Exact figures in NZD, never vague "up to thousands" hand-waving.
- Cons appear next to pros on every assessment, unbundled and specific.
- No pay-to-play score inflation — our rating moves on evidence only.
- Responsible gambling information on every page, with real NZ helplines.
Contact
Spotted an expired code, a wrong figure, or a broken link? Email us at [email protected] and we'll re-verify within the week. Corrections make the site better for the next Kiwi who lands here.
A note on play
We write enthusiastically about Stay Casino because we think it's a good operator in its class — but gambling is entertainment with a price tag, not a way to make money. Set your limits before you play, keep them, and if it stops being fun, free help is at our responsible gambling page, on 0800 654 655, or by texting 1737.