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If you're called John, then you're in to win
A total of 21 Johns - including Wanganui farmer John Churton - have won close to $10.5 million from NZ Lotteries since 2006.
<i>Inside Money: </i>How terrorism could take down pokies
The anti-money laundering rules, of course, are not primarily addressed at pokie zombies
Inquiry into casino's $60k payout refusal
Internal Affairs will investigate Auckland SkyCity Casino's decision to deny a gambler a $60,000 payout won in a card game.
Lotto winners' bitter feud
A couple who split up after winning $1.3 million in Lotto are heading for a courtroom showdown to settle a bitter legal feud.
Man who faked cancer jailed for two years
An Auckland churchgoer who defrauded parishioners of $250,000, saying he needed money for cancer treatment, has been jailed.
Ace high enough for big poker win
One player won almost $75,000 in one of the country's biggest ever poker tournaments in Queenstown on the weekend.
Travel habit nets Lotto player $1m
A woman's habit of buying a Lotto ticket in each new town she visits has paid off.
Poker hopefuls head south
Fifteen lucky poker players are headed from Auckland to Queenstown this week for a chance to strike it rich.
Judge calls bluff on online gambling site
A New Zealand judge has ruled that advertisements for Pokerstars.net and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour run on TV3 and C4 were not promoting online gambling.
Underworld links tarnish sumo stars' reputations
Storm clouds are gathering above the beloved Japanese sport of sumo.
Drug dealer hired as police officer
A constable was suspended on full pay for three years until he was found guilty of supplying methamphetamine just months before he applied for the job.