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Biggest stories of the week: Mama Hooch rapists, mortgage worries and our World Cup legacy
Plus, do we need to rethink our gambling legislation?

'Burst into tears': Couple win $37m Lotto prize, still show up to work next day
The woman popped into the supermarket for a chocolate bar and on a whim bought a ticket.

Lotto Powerball $37 million ticket winner comes forward
The winner of this week's huge jackpot has come forward.

Sin city no more? Vegas like you've never seen before
New York Times: Las Vegas is more than just what meets the eye.

Fletcher's CEO on dividend cut, $301m hit in full-year result
Hurdles lie ahead for construction company - but analysts are upbeat.

US Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18.

Did you Strike the winning ticket?
There was a midweek windfall of $600,000 for one lucky Whanganui Lotto winner.

SkyCity plans to claw back money from bosses 'in severe situations'
'Clawback: recovery of variable remuneration that has already vested or been paid.'

$33m draw: Could third-highest Lotto pot be won on Wednesday?
The "life-changing" money would match the third-highest-ever prize total back in 2013.

Mark Hallett: The Entain NZ TAB deal and looking a gift horse in the mouth
Opinion: 'The overriding mechanism that ensures betting is almost fair, is competition.'

Greyhound racing ban 'would add to rehoming challenges'
Finding new homes for the dogs is difficult, even before the ban.

Care worker stole from elderly client to feed pokie habit
Woman used money taken from elderly man's bank card to feed gambling habit.

Opinion: It’s best to be happy without winning Lotto
Matt Heath on Lotto and the meaning of happiness.

McCullum to face no action for partnership with betting firm
Brendon McCullum has not breached anti-corruption regulations.

Cricket board talk to Brendon McCullum over gambling ads
McCullum joined the company as an ambassador in January.

I used AI to bet on horse-racing. Here’s what happened
Financial Times: Tech has taken over at the track. Is it winning?

Southeast Asian casino scams with meth syndicate links ‘coming for NZ targets’
“It’s highly likely to be occurring [in New Zealand],” senior UN drugs expert warns.

'He took everything’: Broker admits blowing investors' $60k on sports betting
"I’ve done something unforgivable. There’s no defence for what I did."

In Hawke’s Bay alone, around $12.5m was generated over the past 3 months from slot machine
In Hawke’s Bay alone, around $12.5m was generated over the past 3 months from slot machine

Zac Guildford caught breaching home detention by smoking pot
Ex-boss is 'proud' of what former All Black has achieved, a 'bit of pot' is minor.

New details on poker house heist: Cash taken at gunpoint in raid of suburban home
A scene from the Sopranos comes to a villa on Auckland's North Shore.

NZ braces for cyclone Hale damage, Akl poker house heist & banks warn summer of scammers | Focus Morning Bulletin: 11 January, 2023
Communities brace for more wild weather, new details emerge on poker house heist and why emergency services are wary of Apple’s newest feature in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Christopher Niesche: Irony and steel as race to curb emissions has a tariff twist
Green tariff for swathe of goods including cement, electricty and others.

Check your Lotto tickets: 14 people win $12,000, two split $1 million
It was a golden night for many Lotto players last night.

Māori adults five times more likely to become problem gamblers
Gambling industry has 'targeted our communities' - Māori health collective CEO

Boys Get Paid 'goes nuts' - betting syndicate makes $400k in five days, more profits to come
Betting syndicate wins $120k live on air

Record $3.4 billion Powerball jackpot won in US
The jackpot was by far the largest lottery jackpot ever won in the US.

US$1.6 billion Powerball jackpot the largest lottery prize in history
The winning numbers have been announced.