{"id":22376,"date":"2021-09-07T11:24:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T14:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=22376"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:56:39","slug":"skycity-to-reopen-hamilton-and-queenstown-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/skycity-to-reopen-hamilton-and-queenstown-casinos","title":{"rendered":"SkyCity to reopen Hamilton and Queenstown casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With authorities in New Zealand easing restrictions, SkyCity hopes to reopen its venues in the following days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.-\u00a0Authorities in New Zealand<\/strong>\u00a0have announced an easing of Covid-19 countermeasures across the country with the exception of Auckland. As a result, SkyCity hopes to reopen its venues in Hamilton and Queenstown<\/strong>\u00a0following a\u00a0two-week closure.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company said the venues would reopen in a \u201cstaged manner and with additional health and safety measures\u00a0<\/strong>in place to reflect the Ministry of Health\u2019s latest recommendations and guidelines for operating at Alert Level 2.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SkyCity said its Wharf Casino will remain closed due to ongoing border restrictions<\/strong> and the lack of tourism. SkyCity Auckland will also remain closed as the city remains under “Level 4” restrictions. The\u00a0casino<\/a>\u00a0was in the spotlight after a guest tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SkyCity<\/a> has\u00a0revealed that the\u00a0closure of its casinos costs the company up to AU$1m (US$727,500) a day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SkyCity posts normalised profit after tax of 36.3 per cent in FY21<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SkyCity<\/a> has shared its financial results for the fiscal year 2021, reporting normalised profit after tax (NPAT) up 36.3 per cent<\/strong> and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) up 25.5 per cent year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its net profit of AU$156.1m was down 34 per cent <\/strong>from the previous year. Reported EBITDA was down 8.9 per cent and reported NPAT was down 33.7 per cent versus the prior year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company said it had benefitted from domestic tourism<\/strong>, particularly on the weekend and holidays at its Adelaide, Hamilton, and Queenstown venues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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