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'Casinos are an engine of crime'
Revelations that SkyCity casino is caught up in an alleged international crime syndicate are unsurprising the Green Party says.

SkyCity caught in drug bust
SkyCity Casino is at the centre of a $120m drug bust with key players in the alleged international crime syndicate spending millions of dollars in the VIP lounge.

Political risk to convention centre deal: analyst
A senior equities analyst has raised questions about Labour potentially scrapping SkyCity Entertainment Group's $402 million convention centre.

Labour quiet on SkyCity deal's future
David Cunliffe has come under pressure to reveal whether a Labour-led Government would tear up National's pokies-for-convention centre deal with SkyCity.

Cunliffe: Key telling porkies on pokies
Labour's leader David Cunliffe says the PM's claims that Labour has promised SkyCity it won't revoke the convention centre deal have been made up.

SkyCity bets on $800m expansion plan
Australian and New Zealand expansion will transform SkyCity Entertainment Group into a very different business in five years, shareholders have been told.

Smoker plan snuffed out
SkyCity's proposal to light up another smoker-friendly gambling area has been stubbed out.

TVNZ plans makeover after SkyCity sale
TVNZ is planning a major refurbishment using cash from the sale of land for the SkyCity Convention Centre, while returning a smaller dividend to the government.

Labour warns on SkyCity blowout
The Government's convention centre deal with SkyCity could see the taxpayer saddled with millions in cost overruns before building even begins, claims Labour.

SkyCity's 'floating palace' for high rollers
SkyCity has bought a "floating palace" to entertain high rollers - but insists no gambling will be allowed on board.

Casino scammer to be deported
A Chinese woman involved in a gambling scam with her ex-boyfriend and a casino worker that stole more than $50,000 has avoided a jail sentence but will be deported.

SkyCity eyes Manila casino
SkyCity Entertainment Group is eyeing a Manila casino opportunity but has stepped away from Gold Coast plans.

'Horrendously expensive' move for TVNZ
TVNZ considered abandoning its Auckland national headquarters to make way for SkyCity Entertainment Group's $402 million international convention centre.

City budget relies on SkyCity deal
The profits and boom in visitor numbers from SkyCity's proposed convention centre have already been built into Auckland Council's accounts.

SkyCity smoking area tested in court
Approval for a VIP smoking area at Auckland's SkyCity casino has prompted a High Court challenge over testing methods.

State analyst casts doubt on SkyCity venture
A State sector financial whiz hired to check SkyCity's sums attacked the basis underpinning the "independent" report used by the Government to justify the convention centre deal.

SkyCity claims 'victimisation' in debate
SkyCity says it has been "victimised" in the debate over the Convention Centre deal, but a law change to allow increased gambling has the potential to go ahead.

Jobs boost as parties stick to lines
Auckland's $400 million International Convention Centre has come a step closer amid heated accusations that MPs failed to vote with their conscience in backing a law change which will allow increased gambling facilities at SkyCity.

SkyCity deal finalised
The Government and SkyCity have signed off on their controversial deal under which the casino company will build a $402 million international convention centre.

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.

SkyCity seeks rail access
SkyCity wants underground access from its Auckland casino to the City Rail Link, raising questions about whether it helped to garner Government backing for the project.