gambling Archive

  • frog

    A workplace [over] run by fleas - by frog



    Sky City Casino has an an appalling employment relations record. Which is a wee bit strange, because most of their mega-profits ($67.4 million for for the last reported 6 months to December 31 2010) come from people with a gambling dependency, so they have a captive market. I would have thought that given that level [...] read more
    May 25, 2011 6:28 pm - 5 Comments
  • Kevin Hague

    Taking a bet with gambling - by Kevin Hague



    It’s ironic that on a day that is supposed to be about not gambling Sky City choses to eschew all responsibility for problem gambling. Their release this morning, entitled “The issue isn’t gambling, it’s PROBLEM gambling” (note the capitalisation of PROBLEM) is a slap in the face to all the people who have gone through [...] read more
    September 1, 2010 1:57 pm - 32 Comments
  • frog

    Skycity switches off outdoor lights - by frog



    I hear that Auckland’s Sky Tower will be turning its lights out this Saturday as part of the worldwide Earth Hour campaign. I wonder if Skycity will also be switching off the 24 hour 7 day a week pokie machines in its casino rooms? That seems like it would be a more significant gesture [pdf]. [...] read more
    March 27, 2008 10:27 am - 14 Comments
  • frog

    Sky City’s 2005 investment - by frog



    And, segueing along on the topic of electoral donations, that link I made in the last post to declared donations in 2005 is all old and well pored over by now. However, it is interesting to note that Sky City donated $12,000 to United Future, $60,000 to National, $60,000 to Labour, $12,000 to Jim Anderton [...] read more
    March 3, 2008 1:04 pm - 2 Comments
  • frog

    Get your lotto numbers here - by frog



    This story from the Press Association will confirm what regular readers already know – frogs can communicate and ride bikes:   A pet frog can ride toy motorbikes and also predict winning lottery numbers, according to her Thai owner. Tongsai Boommrungtai, 52, said she came across the frog outside her house in a province in [...] read more
    February 29, 2008 1:56 pm - 1 Comment