11/22/21 Julian Cook appointed chair-elect of SkyCity board SkyCity has announced Julian Cook will be the new chair-elect of the SkyCity Board from November 22.
11/17/21 SkyCity H1FY22 performance to be impacted by land-based closures However, its igaming business has performed strongly during the first half of the financial year.
11/16/21 SkyCity Hamilton to reopen from November 17 SkyCity has announced it expects to reopen its casino and entertainment facilities in Hamilton from November 17.
10/29/21 SkyCity will only allow vaccinated people to enter its casinos Michael Ahearne, SkyCity’s CEO, has announced that a Covid-19 vaccination certificate will be required for entry to all SkyCity venues in New Zealand.
10/04/21 SkyCity Hamilton in temporary closure for a snap five-day lockdown SkyCity Entertainment Group has reported that its Hamilton venue will remain closed for at least five days amid a new outbreak of Covid-19 cases.
09/07/21 SkyCity to reopen Hamilton and Queenstown casinos With authorities in New Zealand easing restrictions, SkyCity hopes to reopen its venues in the following days.
08/26/21 Casino closures cost SkyCity US$727,500 a day SkyCity says the closure of venues costs the company AU$1m a day.
08/25/21 SkyCity profits up 36.3% for FY21 SkyCity has announced growth in normalised revenue for the financial year ending June 30 thanks to a rise in domestic tourism.
08/19/21 SkyCity Auckland linked with Covid-19 case Auckland Regional Public Health has reported that a guest who visited SkyCity Auckland has tested positive for Covid-19.
07/29/21 SkyCity Adelaide reopens after snap seven-day lockdown SkyCity has reopened its Adelaide venue as the government of South Australia reports no new cases of Covid-19.
07/20/21 SkyCity Adelaide in temporary closure due to Covid-19 SkyCity will temporarily close its Adelaide venue due to a snap four-day lockdown following three new cases of Covid-19.
07/14/21 SkyCity gets permission to put back NZICC completion date SkyCity has been granted permission to extend the long stop date for completion of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) project from 2 January 2025 to 15 December 2027.
06/21/21 AUSTRAC to join forces with local banks over casino investigations AUSTRAC will partner with Australian banks to continue investigating all three casino operators due to potential financial crimes.
06/12/21 SkyCity expects strong performance for FY21 SkyCity expects a normalised EBITDA of between $247-253m for the financial year ending June 30 thanks to a rise in domestic tourism.
06/11/21 Pressure mounts for SkyCity to return more profit to community Hamilton City Council has made a draft submission to review licence conditions for casinos since SkyCity only returns 1.5 per cent of its profit to the community while pubs and clubs must return 40 per cent.
