New Zealand News - Page 6

International News Brief: The Dunedin Casino closed its doors yesterday and will do so again today as punishment for failing to take adequate action over a problem gambler.

News Brief: New Zealand lotto tickets could soon be available on the internet, the Lotteries Commission is set to announced this week.

nternational News Brief: SkyCity Entertainment Group's Auckland VIP customers have won about $10 million off the house this year, leading to the casino operator warning of a fall in annual profit.

International News Brief: The Government is paying gambling addiction centres up to $18,000 per client for counselling sessions of less than 30 minutes.

International News Brief: Gambling foes are criticizing the New Zealand Gambling Commission's decision to suspend Dunedin Casino's licence for two days for failing to take adequate action over a problem gambler.

International News Brief: New Zealand's Sky City Entertainment Group remains one of the last great takeover targets as the consolidation across Australia's $16 billion gambling sector winds down.

International News Brief: The Gambling Commission has reserved its decision on whether Dunedin Casino should have its licence suspended after a woman allegedly gambled away millions of dollars there.

International News Brief: The former general manager of Dunedin Casino said yesterday that more could have been done to help a woman who stole from her employer to feed her gambling addiction.

International News Brief: The Dunedin Casino is fighting an attempt by the Department of Internal Affairs to suspend its licence.

nternational News Brief: The law should come down hard on southern New Zealand pokie machine operators who stand by as the cancer of addiction forces their punters into crime, the Problem Gambling Foundation says.

International News Brief: The incidence of problem gambling has dropped by a third since the introduction of the smoking ban in pubs and clubs.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has entered into an agreement with 123racing.com to provide nominated race meetings for the purpose of 123racing.com running a free competition from their website.

International News Brief: The 42-year-old woman at the centre of a Gambling Commission hearing lost an average of $30,000 a month at a casino the year before she was arrested for stealing to fuel her addiction.

International News Brief: The Service and Food Workers Union has criticised the level of security at Auckland's SkyCity Casino, saying there must be improvements.

International News Brief: A landmark hearing to decide whether to suspend Dunedin Casino's licence is underway in Auckland.

International News Brief: Sky City Casino says it is confident about the security of people in its carpark despite an abduction there.

Scottish-born Aucklander James Anderson walked away from SkycityAuckland’s World Series of Poker Satellite final yesterday with an amazing prize package worth nearly $40,000.

International News Brief: A Northland Minister says she hopes a massive Lotto win from a ticket bought in Kaeo will not encourage more spending on gambling.

International News Brief: Rangitikei District Council has resolved to confirm its existing policies on gambling and TAB venues without change, unmoved by New Zealand Problem Gambling Foundation’s criticisms of some aspects of the policy.

International News Brief: Staff at Sky City Casino in Auckland say information posted on a union noticeboard is being censored by management.