SharesSkyCity profits slump 8 per centSkyCity Entertainment Group profits have taken a big dive, its normalised net profit for the June 30 2014 year down 8.1 per cent to $123.1 million.12 Aug 09:10 PM
BusinessPlace your bets - on SkyCity's resultSignificant news will emerge from SkyCity when its annual result is revealed this morning - what will it reveal about the $402m convention centre?12 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessJames Packer's $4 billion Vegas betThe last time billionaire James Packer bet on Las Vegas's casino industry he lost $1.5 billion, but he is having another punt on Sin City with a new venture.10 Aug 02:30 AM
New ZealandCitizenship fees stolenThe offending of a former Department of Internal Affairs worker left one of his victims worried that his family's citizenship bid was in danger.06 Aug 06:50 AM
New ZealandLotto winners hail from Wellington and BOPLotto players from Wellington and Bay of Plenty each took out a $1.5 million share of Lotto First Division in last night's draw.20 Jul 05:24 AM
BusinessJapan's $212 billion pachinko pastimeThe pachinko industry in Japan wants casinos, driven by attendance that has sunk more than 60 per cent since the mid-90s and an uncertain legal status.14 Jul 04:15 AM
OpinionMatt HeathMatt Heath: I'll bet you can have fun without being addictedA blackjack epiphany cured my anti-gambling crusade, writes Matt Heath.13 Jul 09:30 PM
New ZealandNZ footy punters' bets top $18.3mSuspense during yesterday morning's Fifa World Cup match between Brazil and Chile proved too much for a Kiwi punter who bet $2000 in extra time on the losing side.29 Jun 05:00 PM
LifestyleBig money far from best oddsAlmost half the adult population buys a ticket once a month - but what game gives you the best chance of winning?28 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi wins on $94k Uruguay v England betWhen Luis Suarez scored the second goal for Uruguay to win 2-1 over England at the Fifa World Cup yesterday, the biggest sigh of relief may have come from a New Zealand punter.20 Jun 05:00 PM
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
