SportBrazil brings betters out for Cup kickoffOne lucky punter went home $11,000 richer by betting big on the right scoreline of the opening game of the Fifa World Cup.13 Jun 10:36 PM
New ZealandHastings couple claim $13m Lotto winA winning Lotto ticket worth more than $13 million proved to be the perfect cure for its owner's migraine.13 Jun 12:47 AM
New ZealandLotteries: Flimsier till tickets OKLotto tickets printed on supermarket receipt paper have been found by lottery bosses to wear out faster than normal tickets.12 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand$1.1m family firm thief loses appealAn office worker who stole $1.1 million from a Canterbury family firm to fund a spiralling gambling addiction has lost an appeal against her jail sentence.12 Jun 05:48 AM
New ZealandNo magic formula to winning $25mChoose your own numbers or leave it to the machine? With a cool $25 million up for grabs this weekend Lotto players can be forgiven for pausing over each step.06 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandWant $5m? Easy - pick 64 winnersThe TAB is offering its own free kick for next month's soccer World Cup - and the winner will net $5 million.27 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPokie payment change 'giant leap backwards'A new commission structure for pubs with pokie machines is being condemned by anti-gambling lobbyists as "a giant leap backwards".25 May 05:00 PM
WorldKiwi expat arrested in ThailandA New Zealander has reportedly been arrested in Thailand after police raided an illegal gambling den in the seedy tourist hotspot Pattaya.24 May 07:20 PM
New ZealandFoundation takes Ministry of Health to courtThe Problem Gambling Foundation will take the Ministry of Health to court to try to overturn a decision.18 May 05:30 PM
WorldCasino suing high-roller for $8.5m debtLittle is known about high-roller Zhao Li, except that he is - or was - fabulously rich. So rich a Melbourne casino lent him $14m for a one-day gambling spree.12 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGambling service boost for Maori, PacificMaori and Pacific problem gambling services have won more money out of a tender which stopped all funding for the country's biggest provider, the Problem Gambling Foundation.30 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandLight shed on funding bidsPacific broadcaster Fa'amatuainu Tino Pereira was the sole non-bureaucrat on a panel that evaluated bids in a controversial tender that axed most of the Problem Gambling Foundation's funding.24 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandGambler faces jail after '$125 win'An Auckland man who says he won $125 on card tables at SkyCity is now before the courts accused of cheating.24 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandJones' claims unfounded, says LottoThere is "no substance" to Labour MP Shane Jones' claims that Countdown squeezed thousands of dollars out of Lotto, the organisation's chief Wayne Pickup said last night.16 Apr 04:15 PM
LifestyleBrain study offers hope for gambling addictsGamblers mistakenly believe they can always beat the odds in a game of chance because they have developed a different pattern of brain activity to non-gamblers.08 Apr 04:15 PM
New ZealandGambling fund panel conflicts disclosedTwo of the six panel members who made the shock decision to stop funding the Problem Gambling Foundation had conflicts of interest, a review has found.04 Apr 03:15 PM
New ZealandEnemies roll dice against gambling foeA gambling industry leader was among the first people knocking on the Salvation Army's door this week after news broke that the army had displaced the country's main help agency for gambling addicts.29 Mar 02:26 AM
New ZealandGambling body eyes legal actionThe Problem Gambling Foundation is seeking legal advice over a possible High Court challenge to a controversial Government decision to axe funding for most of its services for gambling addicts.24 Mar 03:15 PM
OpinionEditorial: Suspicions as anti-gambling voice silencedEditorial: Revenge may well be a dish best served cold. It can also be best served by a third party, with no obvious fingerprints and in a way that offers plausible deniability.23 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandProblem gambling contract surprisesThe Salvation Army says it was unaware it would be taking over as the lead agency for gambling addiction services after the Ministry of Health controversially cut funding to the Problem Gambling Foundation.21 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandDunne denies PGF cuts are punishmentThe plug has been pulled on government funds for the Problem Gambling Foundation, amid claims it's payback for opposing the SkyCity convention centre deal.20 Mar 09:15 PM
LifestyleLotto winner plans $26m spend listThe mystery millionaire who won $26 million on Powerball three weeks ago has spent up large on cars and is planning to follow the All Blacks on tour.08 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandDrug suspect a $14m casino highrollerA suspect in a record-breaking drug probe had a gambling turnover of $14m at SkyCity Casino despite declaring an income of just $4217 over the same time period.06 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandPokie numbers dip as well as machine takeThe number of pokies in pubs and clubs across Auckland continued to fall last year as did the amount Aucklanders lost on the machines.03 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandGambling trust administrator sentenced over misuse of $1.7mA former gambling trust administrator has been sentenced to home detention after misusing more than $1.7 million in proceeds that should have gone to the community.26 Feb 06:55 AM
New ZealandEndgame for online addictsJames Driver played a video game 16 hours a day for two years. Now he's trying to help other addicts kick the habit.24 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandThief hits on casino pokies - by gumA man used chewing gum to block poker machine cash slots before returning to pinch other people's jammed winnings.21 Feb 11:19 PM
New ZealandTreat gambling addicts, don't jail them - JudgeTreating gambling addicts who commit crimes would be much cheaper than jailing them, and would reduce reoffending, says a New York judge.18 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandMan $100,000 richer after $10 betAn Otago man has turned a $10 bet into six figures, just a week after a man from a neighbouring town did exactly the same thing.28 Jan 01:35 AM
New ZealandMan's $10 bet scoops $300,000A $10 bet at the TAB has scored a $300,000 windfall for a Dunedin man who says he's too old to spend his winnings.22 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristmas Lotto ticket nets $1 millionA couple from Taupo unwrapped a very generous present this Christmas when a Lotto ticket they received as a gift won them $1 million with Lotto First Division.30 Dec 12:02 AM
