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SkyCity in court over '$1 billion or so' of transactions without adequate oversight
Casino failures were severe, but not intentional or deliberate, the court was told.
Casino doors shut next week: What happens to 700 SkyCity Auckland staff?
Will staff be paid? Will they have to come to work still? Work shifts? What will they do?
Letters: The real local council priorities; sad state of energy supply
OPINION: 'It is unfortunate that the dominant tower in the city is the casino tower.'
SkyCity forecasts earnings for 2025, delivers loss for latest year
Horizon Hotel opened, NZ International Convention Centre due to open next year.
SkyCity makes $143.3m reported net loss
Soft economy, cost-of-living pressures here and in Australia and regulatory issues cited.
Fletcher Building gives warning on 2025 'challenging' year
'We expect it will take time to see the flow-through to consenting and actual work.'
$227m loss: Fletcher delivers disappointing result
Losses from Higgins, intense competition, poor trading conditions feature in huge loss.
SkyCity increases debt, writes down value of Adelaide casino
It won't impact its underlying full-year profit due out this week.
Business Hub - New SkyCity Entertainment Group chief executive Jason Walbridge
Jason Walbridge stepped into the new role in July. Video / Jason Oxenham
After 23 years in Las Vegas, Jason Walbridge returns as new SkyCity chief executive
Proud Kiwi and gaming specialist who served five years in the New Zealand Army.
Five-day SkyCity casino closure dates out
Five days in a row and weekdays were always anticipated. No weekend shutdown.
'The idea was to design an artificial sky' - architect Gordon Moller on new SkyCity hotel
New hotel opens today, offering 303 rooms and with an initial 65 staff.
Government to auction off licences for online casinos
Gamblers will have to be at least 18, and only casino games will be allowed.
First look inside new five-star Horizon by SkyCity hotel
Locals were commissioned to make art within the new hotel to showcase this country.
'No card, no play': SkyCity to bring new cards to NZ, Adelaide next year
Casino cards are on the way - but how might they work to stop problem gamblers?
Property Insider: New SkyCity CEO starts; NZ’s highest outdoor office garden
Michael Ahearne has gone. Now ex-army officer Jason Walbridge has returned from Las Vegas.
'Not his fault' - support group on SkyCity gambler who lost $1m
'Gambling products are harmful and gambling operators have a duty of care.'
'Unprecedented': Punter loses $1m gambling at SkyCity Casino
Action comes after a gambler played uninterrupted for several hours on 23 occasions.
'Gutted': SkyCity chief on five-day shutdown
'We failed with this customer and for that we are deeply sorry.'
SkyCity casino to shut for five days, licence suspended temporarily
Failures spanned five years from February 2018 until March 2023.
'NZ's truly first high-rise fully modular block': $75m 16-level Moxy for Auckland
Modular units allow a much shorter timeframe for construction, planning consultants say.
Executive exodus: Where are all the CEOs?
Some of our largest listed companies are currently without permanent leaders.
Family trapped in Sky Tower lift for 45 minutes left traumatised
'What transpired was a nightmarish ordeal,' the father says.
Horizon Hotel finished, NZICC due to be finished by year's end
'Risks will remain until the project is completed,' Fletcher said of unfinished NZICC.
SkyCity sells out of online gaming unit for $55m
Relationship still valuable, but online gaming operator not 'core' to us, SkyCity says.
SkyCity attempts to assure investors after dividend shock and share price plunge
'There is no material change to our liquidity position' - chairman Julian Cook.
SkyCity shares tumble on suspended dividend, profit downgrade
Casino company cites the “challenging” economy and problems in Adelaide.
SkyCity strikes deal with Internal Affairs over anti-money laundering breaches
Cook: 'We have fallen short of the standards we should hold ourselves to.'
SkyCity to pay $73m for anti-money laundering breaches
A settlement deal with the regulator is still to be approved by the federal court.
Property Insider: The latest on Kāinga Ora builds, and the house price outlook
The scale of financial trouble the builder contracted by Kāinga Ora is in is revealed.
SkyCity chairman Julian Cook on new CEO, Wild West of online gaming
After years of drama, will SkyCity's fortunes change with a new CEO coming from Las Vegas?
SkyCity’s new CEO is online gaming consultant, ex-Defence Force officer
Online gambling consultant based overseas will return home to lead entertainment giant.
Property Insider: NZ's tallest tower developer heads for Queenstown, SkyCity boss farewelled
'We're out of it day-to-day' - Damien Taylor steps back from successful hotel developer.