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
FootballSoccer: Matchfixing - threat to the soul of the sport2013 was the year Britain lost its innocence in the fixing debate. A former Premier League player was filmed by an undercover reporter claiming he could arrange for players to be sent off in exchange for a $140,400 fee.26 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldHunt on for OzLotto's big winnerQueenslanders are frantically checking their lottery tickets as the hunt goes on for Australia's newest multi-millionaire - who is holding on to a ticket worth A$70m.18 Dec 04:30 PM
EmploymentCunliffe slams 'Trader John' as SkyCity bill passes voteLabour leader David Cunliffe took the attack to Prime Minister John Key as the Government backed a convention centre deal with SkyCity.12 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentSkyCity deal bill passesA bill paving the way for SkyCity's $402m convention centre has passed its final reading in Parliament, but Labour says they will not be bound by the 'shonky' deal.12 Nov 04:26 AM
RacingFour horses bring $118k windfall25 years of betting on the Melbourne Cup has finally paid off for an Auckland fish shop worker who picked the first four horses over the finish line at Flemington.06 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentCasino risks kept a secretInformation about the harm caused by the SkyCity convention centre deal was withheld because it was considered commercially sensitive, official papers show.04 Nov 09:27 PM
BusinessPolitical risk to convention centre deal: analystA senior equities analyst has raised questions about Labour potentially scrapping SkyCity Entertainment Group's $402 million convention centre.25 Oct 04:30 PM
BusinessSkyCity bets on $800m expansion planAustralian and New Zealand expansion will transform SkyCity Entertainment Group into a very different business in five years, shareholders have been told.18 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandMassey ignored gambling body's caution on studyMassey University ignored warnings a study analysing the benefits of pokie grants would produce flawed results that would be used by the gaming industry as a weapon in the debate over gaming reform.11 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandPokie group faces flak over studyA study published by the Lion Foundation which extols the benefits of funding community projects with gambling money is course work produced by a group of Massey commerce students.10 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandMayor accused of pokies u-turnMayor Len Brown is trying to rewrite history over his support for the SkyCity pokies-convention centre deal, says mayoral challenger John Minto.01 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandLotto advice to rich 'Westie'A former big Lotto winner says the man who won $33 million at the weekend will need good advice because the win will be overpowering.01 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandCasino lounge gets smoking reviewApproval for smoking in SkyCity's high-roller lounge may be stubbed out after it was challenged in the High Court.30 Sep 06:55 PM
New ZealandLotto: $55m still unclaimedLast night's $33-million Lotto jackpot has earned one lucky ticket holder a fortune, while $22.6 million remains unclaimed from last week's Big Wednesday jackpot.29 Sep 04:30 AM
New ZealandOne ticket, $33m windfallFive numbers - plus the crucial Powerball number four - was all it took for one person to take home last night's must-win $33 million jackpot.28 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandReforms to return more pokie profits to communitiesGaming trusts would be forced to return more pokie machine profits to sports teams and community groups under proposed gambling reforms.24 Sep 05:30 PM
SportPunters: If Oracle win we'll cash inKiwi punters have jumped ship and are backing Oracle to win the America's Cup.23 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandJackpot fever hitsLotto players are spending thousands in the hope of hitting a jackpot that could give them enough money to buy 150 new Lamborghini sports cars.21 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandLotto win: What to do?A Lotto-winning couple who struck it big with a $15.7 million jackpot earlier this year have some simple advice for anyone who wins tonight's enormous Powerball prize - get good financial advice and keep the win quiet.20 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandBigger jackpot awaitsLotto Powerball has jackpotted again, meaning this week's draw will match the $27million mark struck by supermarket worker Trevor Cooper in April last year.14 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandAsians speak up against casino dealMore Asian people will lose their jobs and businesses if the SkyCity convention centre deal goes ahead, MPs have been told.02 Sep 05:30 PM
TourismLabour warns on SkyCity blowoutThe Government's convention centre deal with SkyCity could see the taxpayer saddled with millions in cost overruns before building even begins, claims Labour.01 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandGambling 'destroyed everybody'A former international sportsman who won multiple world championships for NZ, David stole nearly half a million dollars from his employer to fund his gambling addiction.29 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandBounty from pokies shrinkingA combination of tighter regulation and a growing public unease about the negative social impact of gaming machines has sent the industry into a steady decline.29 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSucked in by the machines"Since I've stopped I've never had so much money in my pocket. The freezer is full. The pantry is full of food. I bake and I give it away. Things do come right."28 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandLove of a punt keeps success comingWe're a nation of brilliant rugby players. Champion yachties. World-beating stone throwers. but we wouldn't be any of that without being a nation of gamblers.28 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandTaking the tainted money'It's like you've farted really badly in the room." An expert who's studied the impact of using gambling proceeds in communities says raising the issue's not appreciated.27 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandPokies' lure too strong"It's heaven. It's better than sex. Then you lose, and lose big. And it's 'oh my God, what have I done'?" John tells his story about gambling addiction.27 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandHow casino scam netted trio $50,000In a little over nine months Xiao Lu and her former boyfriend Zhou Zhao defrauded Hamilton's SkyCity casino of more than $50,000 .27 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandCasino scammer to be deportedA Chinese woman involved in a gambling scam with her ex-boyfriend and a casino worker that stole more than $50,000 has avoided a jail sentence but will be deported.27 Aug 01:57 AM
SportGaming pays baseball's wayOnce a blip on the national sports scene, baseball has grown its player base to about 6000. And its emergence has been funded entirely with gambling money.26 Aug 05:30 PM
