A Government proposal that ratepayers help cover a potential $130m blowout in the cost of SkyCity’s new convention centre is going down poorly with several councillors.

SkyCity chief executive Nigel Morrison yesterday also confirmed his company wants a taxpayer-funded top-up and was willing to walk away from the deal if it doesn't get it.

It was a sting operation - but Internal Affairs is disappointed just one gambling venue out of 102 stopped their fake addict from gambling.

An Auckland grandmother who gambled away nearly $200,000 she stole from her employer will not go to jail.

When a bank teller accidentally transferred $140,000 into the account of an Auckland chef, "temptation proved too much".

The mystery fault that saw a Powerball machine fail to spit out the winning ball in a live TV draw has been identified - but Lotto won't say what the problem was.

A technical snarl hit the Lotto Powerball machine live on air last night with $9m at stake. The televised draw turned to farce when the Powerball machine refused to spit out a winning ball.

One Lotto player is $1 million richer after winning First Division with a ticket bought in Auckland.

A lucky Lotto player will gain $2 million into their bank account after winning Lotto First Division.

What would you do if more than $100,000 suddenly appeared in your bank account? An Auckland man appeared in court yesterday over his ill-fated decision.

China's high-spending gamblers are looking to bet outside Macau amid a government assault on corruption and extravagance.

A Feilding couple were stunned to learn they'd won $7.2 million after checking their Lotto ticket during Saturday night's All Blacks-Springboks test match.

A south Auckland man pocketed a $20 million Lotto cashpot while his wife finished the grocery shopping.

Someone is $20.2 million richer than they were yesterday after a Big Wednesday first division win last night -- but they might not even know it yet.

A Lotto player won more than $20 million in cash and prizes in last night's Big Wednesday draw.

A Lotto player has won more than $20 million in cash and prizes in tonight's Big Wednesday draw.

MGM Resorts has scouted the world's biggest fish market as a potential site for the casino resort it wants to build in Japan.

The Auckland Council was an early supporter of Te Ururoa Flavell's Gambling Harm Reduction Bill and it saw the legislation as a toolkit.

Analysts appear to be satisfied with SkyCity Entertainment Group's performance, despite a drop in annual profit.

Winning the jackpot may not solve all your problems. Here are four instances where big feuds have occurred because of big wins.

SkyCity 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.

Significant news will emerge from SkyCity when its annual result is revealed this morning - what will it reveal about the $402m convention centre?

The 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.

The offending of a former Department of Internal Affairs worker left one of his victims worried that his family's citizenship bid was in danger.