12/21/20 Melbourne Cup boosts TAB NZ results Profits before distributions reached US$12.6m for November thanks to the popular horse racing event.
12/16/20 New Zealand and Australia agree on travel bubble Although some Australian regions were allowing New Zealanders to visit without quarantine, New Zealand had not yet reciprocated.
12/16/20 Lotto NZ sees online sales double Pandemic restrictions and high prizes boosted the number of users that signed up during the past year.
11/17/20 Skycity CEO makes sudden resignation The chief financial officer and marketing officer are also leaving the company.
11/01/20 TAB NZ reports recovery in all segments Company profits for the first nine months of 2020 reached US$19.46m, US$4.9m above budget.
10/29/20 Lotto NZ reports “highest sales in company history” Sales for the year ending June 30 reached NZ$1.384bn (US$918.7m).
10/22/20 SkyCity aims at gambling and non-gambling locals The company has extended entertainment and food and beverages options in Auckland, and paused hotel expansions in Hamilton and Queenstown.
10/19/20 SkyCity expects return to normal operations in 2022 The second lockdown in Auckland cost the group about US$14 million. It is now operating at the same levels as in May.
10/06/20 Skycity Auckland returns to business as usual As the government moves the city into level of alert 1, the hotel and casino will operate without Covid-19 restrictions.
09/30/20 TAB NZ August results surpass expectations Sports betting turnover grew 36 per cent with racing up 10 per cent year-on-year.