New ZealandManila Casino
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NZ’s Top 5 Company Mum on Manila Venture
(2/1/2013)
(New Zealand) -- New Zealand casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group declined to say whether or not it will enter the growing gaming market in the Philippines after...
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Mining & Drilling
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Maori tribe want mining exploration halted
(11/28/2012)
(New Zealand) -- Local residents living in and around Northland, New Zealand are protesting against hard rock mining in the area.
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Oil exploration challenged in court
(6/4/2012)
(New Zealand) -- A breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) will be one of the arguments used in court when an iwi and Greenpeace seek to delay or stop...
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Risk of oil spill not considered, court told
(6/4/2012)
(New Zealand) -- A Government minister issued an oil exploration permit without investigating the possible dangers an oil spill might pose to the east coast of the North...
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Poker Tournament
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Final nine battle for $110,000 top poker prize in Queenstown
(7/28/2012)
(New Zealand) -- The final table of the New Zealand Poker Tour's Queenstown leg gets underway at about 12.30pm today (Sunday). After three days of poker at...
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Poker players hunker down for Deep Stack Series
(3/11/2012)
(New Zealand) -- Poker players from around New Zealand will be hitting the tables for the 2012 SKYCITY Deep Stack Series at the SKYCITY Casino Poker Room from Monday 26...
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German wins $11.2m poker jackpot
(11/10/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Professional German poker player Pius Heinz won an US$8.7 million (NZ$11.2m) jackpot in the World Series of Poker championship, the third highest payout...
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Public Smoking
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Gambling allowed in smoking area at casino
(8/21/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Punters will be able to smoke and gamble on an outside balcony at Dunedin Casino, despite objections from anti-gambling campaigners.
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Gamblers to be allowed to smoke in casino
(8/18/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Anti-gambling groups are outraged at a plan by New Zealand's biggest casino to let people smoke and play gaming machines at the same time.
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Labor & Unions
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Casino workers fail in bid for more redundancy pay
(4/8/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Christchurch Casino workers have been unsuccessful in their bid to get a bigger redundancy payout.
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Casino workers meeting with union
(4/7/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Workers from the quake-damaged Christchurch Casino workers met union representatives on Friday to discuss their future. The 500 staff who have been out...
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Casino workers vow to fight redundancy
(4/7/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Christchurch Casino workers are vowing to fight for better redundancy pay. More than 500 casino employees were offered redundancy at the central...
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Christchurch Casino Extends Deadline
(4/7/2011)
(New Zealand) -- More time is granted to Christchurch Casino employees to consider whether they would like to continue working for the casino or not due to major...
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Offshore casinos poaching Chch staff
(4/7/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Christchurch Casino says overseas casinos are trying to recruit their staff. Around 500 staff at the casino have been offered redundancy or leave...
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Christchurch Casino staff urged to hold out
(4/3/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Christchurch Casino workers are being advised not to accept redundancy, with the Service & Food Workers' Union (SFWU) calling for a "...
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Union advises Chch casino staff not to act hastily
(4/3/2011)
(New Zealand) -- The union representing employees at the Christchurch Casino is advising its members not to accept the offer of redundancy.
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Unions tell Government to consider ChCh unemployed
(4/3/2011)
(New Zealand) -- Unions are calling on the Government to implement a five year plan for the unemployed of Christchurch, before the natural disaster becomes a social one.
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Casino employees fear loss of jobs
(3/26/2011)
(New Zealand) -- The Service and Foodworkers Union says its members at Christchurch Casino are increasingly worried about their future and fear they will lose their jobs.
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Other News
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Sky City expands in Queenstown
(5/18/2013)
(New Zealand) -- Sky City Entertainment Group is increasing its presence in Queenstown with the purchase of Wharf Casino. Sky City said it has purchased Otago Casinos...
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SkyCity snaps up Queenstown’s Wharf Casino for $5 million
(5/18/2013)
(New Zealand) -- SkyCity Entertainment Group is continuing its big plays in Queenstown by buying its casino rival. The company, which owns the Beach Street casino,...
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Sky City deal 'could stymie effective regulation of gaming'
(5/15/2013)
(New Zealand) -- "In theory, the New Zealand Parliament has the power to make and unmake our gambling laws. In practice, the backroom contract between the National...
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SkyCity locks in damages if gambling rules change
(5/13/2013)
(New Zealand) -- SkyCity will be in line for hundreds of millions in compensation if a future government rewrites gambling regulations, prompting claims the new...
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$350m SkyCity casino deal to be signed off
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- Conceived over dinner almost four years ago, the Government's $350 million pokies-for-a-national convention centre deal with SkyCity is to be signed...
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Govt confirms $402M convention centre deal
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- A government deal handing SkyCity Entertainment Group the right to build a national convention centre has just been signed off in Auckland.
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Govt signs SkyCity deal: 230 new pokies for $402m convention centre
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- The government has signed a heads-of-agreement with SkyCity, which will bear the cost of building a $402 million convention centre and operating it for...
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Lotto used to defend SkyCity deal
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has used Lotto to defend a government deal which hands SkyCity rights to build a new convention centre in...
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Pokies for convention centre announcement
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- The Government has unveiled a deal with SkyCity for a $402 million international convention centre in return for 230 more pokies and 40 extra gaming...
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Sign-off for $402m SkyCity deal
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- Details of the controversial SkyCity convention centre deal with the Government have been announced this morning - and the listed casino operator will...
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SkyCity convention centre an asset to NZ - Joyce
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- The Government and SkyCity Entertainment Group have signed a deal to build a $402 million international-standard convention centre in Auckland in...
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SkyCity convention deal details expected
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- The Government and SkyCity Entertainment Group have finalised a deal on building the highly controversial Auckland conference centre, with details...
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Concerns over social cost of SkyCity deal
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- There are concerns about the social cost of a new form of gambling payment, as well as an increase in the number of pokies at SkyCity, despite new...
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Govt 'should promote country and culture – not casinos'
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- Family First NZ says in that the - government should be encouraging tourists to come to New Zealand to see the - country & our culture – not...
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Govt holds off on SkyCity harms report
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- The Government has held off publishing the advice it received about the social and financial costs of problem gambling associated with the new SkyCity...
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Opinion: Convention Centre 'will have legacy of harm'
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- Those behind the SkyCity Convention Centre have failed to take the damage to communities and families into their cost-benefit analysis.
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SkyCity shares jump to 5-year high
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- SkyCity Entertainment Group shares rose to the highest level in 5 years after the Auckland-based casino and hotel company inked a deal to build a $402...
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TPPA could bypass cap on liability for tighter gambling laws
(5/12/2013)
(New Zealand) -- “In theory, the New Zealand Parliament has the power to make and unmake our gambling laws. In practice, the backroom contract between the National...
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Caught in the net
(5/11/2013)
(New Zealand) -- Internet use and connected devices are proliferating, but so too are the casualties. With internet addiction about to be listed as a probable mental...
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Throwing Maori plight into new focus
(5/5/2013)
(New Zealand) -- While still in his 50s, Parekura Horomia observed that as a Maori man he probably had only about a decade left to live. His words were as prophetic as...
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