{"id":9094,"date":"2020-08-17T21:41:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=9094"},"modified":"2026-04-24T02:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:41:06","slug":"skycity-and-tab-nz-hit-by-quarantine-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/skycity-and-tab-nz-hit-by-quarantine-extension","title":{"rendered":"SkyCity and TAB NZ hit by quarantine extension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The casino and betting shops in Auckland will remain closed as NZ government extends quarantine measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

New Zealand.- SkyCity’s Auckland casino and TAB NZ\u2019s betting shops in the city will be closed until August 26 to comply with the new level of alert determined by local authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Zealand Government announced last week that the whole country would go back to level of alert 2<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, except for Auckland city, which was placed under a higher level 3 alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This meant a request for Aucklanders to remain in their homes, wear masks when out, and for non-essential businesses in the city to close, all due to four Covid-19 cases found to be community transmitted after over a 100 days without any reports in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities have now extended the quarantine measures until at least August 26 after more cases emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SkyCity has issued a release saying its Auckland casino and entertainment facilities will remain closed<\/a><\/em><\/strong> until 11.59pm on August 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group\u2019s casinos in Hamilton and Queenstown are open with corresponding physical distancing and hygiene measures for alert level 2, while SkyCity\u2019s Adelaide casino also remains open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lottery and sports betting company TAB NZ announced all of its Auckland branches would be closed until August 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All other betting shops in New Zealand are operating under alert level 2 guidelines, which mean increasing the cleaning frequency of high volume touchpoints, like touch screens and EFTPOS terminals, observing social distancing measures and providing for contact tracing, including displaying the Government’s Covid-19 QR Code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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