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TAB wins right to apply for online casino licence after ministers said no
TAB, Entain and SkyCity have secured multiple rights to apply for online casino licences.
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How potential Powerball changes could affect your chances of winning
Current Powerball odds are one in 38 million, potentially changing to one in 57.5 million.
'Lifting a dark cloud': Bar thrives after ditching pokies
Owners report no financial loss; dining space and food sales have improved.
Sports betting is everywhere, so why is the black market thriving?
The offshore black market continues to attract billions of wagers annually.
A mother's lifelong battle with problem gambling
Rose, a mother of six discusses a lifetime of problem gambling. Video / Michael Craig
Casino doors shut next week: What happens to 700 SkyCity Auckland staff?
Will staff be paid? Will they have to come to work still? Work shifts? What will they do?
'Addiction by design': $11.5m gambled at the pokies in Hawke's Bay in three months
'It is like trying to stop eating chocolate but you have cupboards full of it.'
McCullum to face no action for partnership with betting firm
Brendon McCullum has not breached anti-corruption regulations.
Cricket board talk to Brendon McCullum over gambling ads
McCullum joined the company as an ambassador in January.
‘Aggressive marketing’: Complaint made over Brendon McCullum ad
The Department of Internal Affairs has labelled the former Black Cap's ad "misleading".
How we were sold the Lotto dream
For years, Lotto pitched certain stores as 'lucky'. They weren't.
Lotto warned of harm to Pacific and Māori from $25m online Bingo
Plan to introduce online Bingo by early next year raises fears of 'continuous gambling'.
Comment: Gambling takes from those with the least to lose
OPINION: New Zealanders lost $2.6 billon last year on gambling - it's a growth industry.
Will the Government cut the number of pokies?
Will the Government introduce reforms to cut the number of pokies?
'Devastating impact on families' as $8m lost on pokies in region in a year
Problem Gambling Foundation says harmful gambling affects every aspect of a person's life.
Reputation 'in tatters': Charity worker drained $150,000 from father's account
Judge: 'A significant fall from grace' to feed gambling addiction.
Gambling 'bounce-back': Record pokie spend in 2020
In the three months to December 2020, Kiwis spent $252m on poker machines.
Lotto scraps Six60 scratchies after uproar
Lotto NZ will remove its Six60 scratchies from sale after public backlash.
SkyCity Hamilton loses fight to increase pokie machines; swap out Blackjack tables
The gaming giant lost its fight to swap Blackjack tables for pokie machines.
A decade of Lotto: The biggest winners and the luckiest shops revealed
A decade of Lotto: the biggest winners and the luckiest shops revealed.
Hearing for SkyCity's unprecedented pokie machine application starts Tuesday
SkyCity thinks swapping black jack tables for slot machines is fair, council disagrees.
Gambling Commission dealing with complaint over mayor's conduct separately
SkyCity's complaint about Hamilton mayor to be dealt with "separately and subsequently"
Hamilton City Council to spend $150,000 fighting SkyCity's pokie plans
Hamilton council to spend $150,000 fighting casino's proposal to add 60 pokie machines.
Kiwis spent $2.4b on gambling last year
Kiwis spent the equivalent of $648 per person on gambling last year.