SkyCity Entertainment Group, New Zealand's only listed casino company, expects its first-half profit to soar.

Better results from its flagship Auckland property and its struggling Adelaide operations mean a good start to the 2016 financial year.

Building project announced to take 38 months.

Casino's backtrack the second big consumer failure this month after Harvey Norman's cut-price furniture fiasco.

Increases to the proportion of revenue clubs and bars with pokie machines give to community groups will be delayed under a new Government proposal.

After a conscience-wrestle that culminated in a tied vote, Buller district councillors last night quashed an application for more pokie machines in Westport.

New Zealanders are gambling less, and are also less worried about gambling, than they were a decade ago.

The Problem Gambling Foundation has won a challenge against the Ministry of Health, which wanted to cut its funding.

Best friends Margaret and Edith won $1 million, while another winner has just claimed the $24.3m jackpot.

Two items published on nzherald.co.nz — on March 11 and this one on May 8 — about court actions involving Malcolm Rabson incorrectly reported the nature of the judgments.

The revamped design of the SkyCity convention centre has divided critics, with one urban design expert saying it looks like "a ship beached up on Nelson St".

Final designs unveiled following months of negotiations. And it still costs more than the original deal between SkyCity and the Government.

One of New Zealand's biggest convicted drug smugglers spent $15 million at SkyCity casino - while receiving the unemployment benefit.

Lady Luck has waved her magic wand upon Peter Bromhead, who claims to have won the chance to spin Lotto's lucrative spinning wheel.

Sunset is far away for an industry that deserves and earns the government support it gets, writes John Allen.

Internal Affairs are investigating the legality of children's amusement machines which experts say are grooming young people to play the pokies.

The winners were from Auckland and Hamilton bought their tickets at Mitchell's Paper Power in Auckland, Willowbank Superette in Auckland and Countdown Te Rapa in Hamilton.

Kiwi punters were on the ball when it came to guessing which Black Caps bowling star would shine at the World Cup, but weren't so accurate with the batsmen.

'We can't wait to help make other people's lives a little easier.' The winners of Saturday's $9.1 million Powerball prize share how they will spend their money.

A $9.1 million winning Lotto ticket which was sold in Northcote remains unclaimed this morning.

SkyCity Entertainment Group has resolved car parking issues at its big Adelaide casino, restaurant and bar redevelopment.

Half of all inspections of pubs and clubs with pokie machines identify breaches or non-compliance with the law.

John Key has had a serious slap, writes Fran O'Sullivan. He underestimated the public's tolerance to be politically played by him. So where does it go from now?

SkyCity is no longer seeking a government contribution to build its controversial convention centre. Do you agree with the backdown?

Auckland’s controversial convention centre may end up 10 per cent smaller than previously envisioned following a backdown from SkyCity.

The timeline leading up to the development of SkyCity's controversial convention centre.

A struggling 26-year-old mother of four in North Carolina has won the winning powerball ticket for US$188 million ($252 million).

ICC said officials seized a man providing information to an offshore betting syndicate during the Black Caps' emphatic win over Sri Lanka at Christchurch's Hagley Oval last night.

How corrupt is the Government’s SkyCity convention centre deal? asks Bryce Edwards.