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Former Sky TV media chief Lauren Quaintance brings digital and data expertise as the operator prepares to apply for two local igaming licences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.- SkyCity Entertainment Group has proposed appointing Lauren Quaintance<\/strong> as a non-executive director as it prepares to enter New Zealand\u2019s regulated online casino market. The company announced the proposed appointment on November 5, with chair Julian Cook highlighting Quaintance\u2019s experience as relevant to SkyCity\u2019s online gaming plans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quaintance has experience in media, marketing and digital content. She previously served as chief media and data officer at Sky Television and co-founded Storyation, a digital content marketing agency, where she also served as managing director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She currently holds several non-executive directorships, including at Vista International, Turners Automotive, Autosure Insurance, and J. Ballantyne and Co. She is also chair of ChristchurchNZ and ChristchurchNZ Holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appointment remains subject to regulatory approval<\/strong> in each of the gaming jurisdictions where SkyCity operates. The process is expected to take several months. In the meantime, Quaintance will be available to support the board in an advisory capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposed board appointment comes as SkyCity advances its plans to participate in New Zealand\u2019s upcoming regulated online casino market. On October 13, the company confirmed that it had secured the right to apply for two online casino licences<\/a> under the country’s new regulatory framework. It must still submit its applications and undergo the relevant regulatory assessments before receiving authorisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Sky TV media chief Lauren Quaintance brings digital and data expertise as the operator prepares to apply for two local igaming licences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777026996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"SkyCity Entertainment Group has proposed appointing Lauren Quaintance as a non-executive director, leveraging her digital and data expertise to support its strategic entry into New Zealand's newly regulated online casino market. This move precedes SkyCity's formal application for two iGaming licenses under the country's evolving regulatory framework, with the board appointment subject to multi-jurisdictional regulatory approval.","focusai_entities":"SkyCity Entertainment Group, Lauren Quaintance, Julian Cook, Sky Television, Storyation, Vista International, Turners Automotive, Autosure Insurance, J. Ballantyne and Co., ChristchurchNZ, ChristchurchNZ Holdings","focusai_location":"New Zealand, Christchurch","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.85), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Digital Strategy Impact","query":"What specific digital and data strategies will Ms. Quaintance prioritize to optimize SkyCity's market entry and player acquisition in New Zealand's regulated iGaming sector?"},{"label":"Regulatory Timeline Impact","query":"How might the regulatory approval timeline for Ms. Quaintance's appointment influence SkyCity's broader iGaming license application process and market launch schedule in New Zealand?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[338,24411],"class_list":["post-777049394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-new-zealand","tag-skycity-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777049394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777049394"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777049394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777049400,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777049394\/revisions\/777049400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777026996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777049394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777049394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777049394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}