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Council won't support convention deal
The Auckland Council has voted not to support the $400 million national convention centre for pokies deal on the eve of the Government and SkyCity signing off the deal.
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Support disappears for convention deal
Public opinion has turned against the Government's SkyCity international convention centre deal just days before it is due to be signed off.
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Te Ururoa Flavell: Better to try and fail than to sit idly by
I am now thinking on the next step in this issue, writes Te Ururoa Flavell. "In particular taking aim at the racing industry, and their exemption from the current package of reforms."
![Tony Cooper: What came first: the pokie or the gambler?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Tony Cooper: What came first: the pokie or the gambler?
The rise in problem gambling cannot be solely credited to poker machines, writes Tony Cooper.
![Pokie charity snubs Anglican groups](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Pokie charity snubs Anglican groups
The biggest pokie charity in the country is rejecting funding applications from Anglican-linked organisations because a branch of the church spoke out against gaming machines
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Casino goes high tech to nab the banned
SkyCity casino is bringing in facial recognition technology to pluck banned gamblers out of a crowd.
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Gambling bill rewrite accepted by Flavell
Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell has accepted a major rewriting of his Gambling Harm Reduction Bill in order to secure National Party support for it.
![Julie Fairey: Govt rides roughshod on poker machines](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Julie Fairey: Govt rides roughshod on poker machines
Judy Fairey asks: "If the Govt's aim is truly to get more high-spending tourists, then why is the focus on putting in poker machines and electronic gambling tables?"
![Jim Evans: Casino deal is against spirit of law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Jim Evans: Casino deal is against spirit of law
The Government has two choices, writes Jim Evans. But each of them would need to emasculate the carefully worked out structure of the Gambling Act 2003.
![Experts: live odds like pokies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Experts: live odds like pokies
Sports betting laws should be overhauled to curb a growing number of addicts, say anti-gambling campaigners.
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SkyCity convention deadline extended
The New Zealand government and SkyCity Entertainment Group are giving themselves another fortnight to cut a deal on the terms for the casino and hotel operator to build a $402 million convention centre in Auckland in exchange for regulatory concessions.
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Lucky Lotto winner claims $9.85m prize
A lucky Tauranga local is on cloud nine after winning the $9.85 million Lotto Powerball prize following Saturday's draw.
![SkyCity's welcome mat for smokers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
SkyCity's welcome mat for smokers
SkyCity is targeting smokers with an expanded casino area designed for customers who want to have a cigarette while gambling.
![Sky City: Future Governments not bound by current deal - lawyer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Sky City: Future Governments not bound by current deal - lawyer
The Government's pokies for convention centre deal cannot bind future governments to compensate SkyCity if the deal is revoked, leading constitutional lawyer Stephen Franks says.
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SkyCity bets on Queenstown
While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion proceeds almost entirely outside the spotlight.
![Jump forecast in Kiwi gambling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Jump forecast in Kiwi gambling
New Zealanders are forecast to spend more on Lotto, casinos, racing and sports betting in the next three years.
![Casino wins with sinking lid, rivals say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Casino wins with sinking lid, rivals say
SkyCity's rivals say its pokie machines will earn more if Auckland Council heeds calls for a regional sinking lid policy on gaming venues.
![Powerball jackpot: Who won $710m?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Powerball jackpot: Who won $710m?
Some lucky person walked into a Florida supermarket over the past few days and bought a ticket worth an estimated $710m - the highest Powerball jackpot in history.
![Mai Chen: Casino taking a $400m punt on its luck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Mai Chen: Casino taking a $400m punt on its luck
Dealing with the government is like dealing with no other business because the government can usually muster the numbers to make law, writes Mai Chen.
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Govt warned of pokie cost to society
The Department of Internal Affairs has warned the Government that extra pokie machines at SkyCity risks increased harm to the community, Steven Joyce has confirmed.