S&P affirms SkyCity BBB- rating<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSkyCity said the impact of a five-day closure on full-year underlying group EBITDA would be around NZ$5m (US$3.04m). It has revised its early outlook guidance to between NZ$245m (US$148.93m) and NZ$265m (US$161.1m).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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