New Zealand
Casino licensing in New Zealand is governed by the Gambling Act 2003, which is administered by the Gambling Commission and the Department of Internal Affairs.
Under the Act, two licences are required to operate a casino in New Zealand. A site-specific casino venue licence is required, and the casino property must be managed by the holder of a casino operator’s licence. A casino venue licence runs for an initial term of twenty-five years from the date of opening the casino. The holder of the casino venue licence may apply for a fifteen-year renewal. There is no limitation on the number of renewals.
SKYCITY Casino Management Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of SKYCITY Entertainment Group) holds a casino operator’s licence that allows it to operate a casino anywhere in New Zealand. No operator licence term is nominated under the Gambling Act.
Auckland
SKYCITY Auckland Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SKYCITY Entertainment Group, holds the casino venue licence for the Auckland casino. The licence runs until February 2021.
SKYCITY Casino Management Limited operates the SKYCITY Auckland complex which currently has 110 tables and 1,647 gaming machines.
Queenstown
SKYCITY Entertainment Group is a joint venture partner with Skyline Enterprises Limited (SKYCITY 60 per cent, Skyline 40 per cent) in Queenstown Casinos Limited (QCL) the holder of one of two casino venue licences in Queenstown. SKYCITY Queenstown Casino opened in December 2000, and the casino venue licence runs until December 2025.
SKYCITY Casino Management Limited is the operator of the casino, which currently has 12 gaming tables and 86 gaming machines.
Hamilton
SKYCITY Hamilton Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SKYCITY Entertainment Group, holds the casino venue licence for the Hamilton casino, which opened in September 2002. The licence runs until September 2027.
In June 2005, SKYCITY Entertainment Group completed the acquisition of full ownership of SKYCITY Hamilton. Prior to that SKYCITY Entertainment Group was a joint venture partner (70 percent) with Perry Developments Limited (30 per cent).
SKYCITY Casino Management Limited is the operator of the SKYCITY Hamilton casino which currently has 23 gaming tables and 339 gaming machines.
Australia
Adelaide
Casino licensing in South Australia is governed by the Casino Act 1997, which is administered by the Independent Gambling Authority and the Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner.
In February 2000 SKYCITY Australia Pty Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SKYCITY Entertainment Group, was the successful bidder for Adelaide Casino Pty Limited, the holder of the casino licence for South Australia.
On 30 June 2000 SKYCITY assumed ownership and operational control of the Adelaide Casino, and rebranded the property SKYCITY Adelaide. The Adelaide casino licence runs until 2085. SKYCITY Adelaide’s gaming operations comprise 90 gaming tables and 950 gaming machines.
Darwin
Casino licensing in the Northern Territory is governed by the Gaming Control Act, which is administered by the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing and the Licensing and Regulation Division of the Department of Justice.
In July 2004, SKYCITY acquired the owner of the Darwin hotel and casino, the holder of the casino licence in the Northern Division of the Northern Territory, and rebranded the property SKYCITY Darwin. SKYCITY Darwin currently operates 25 tables and more than 460 gaming machines.
The SKYCITY Darwin casino licence runs until June 2026 and may be extended, subject to NT Government approval, for successive periods of five years commencing in July 2011 and each five years after that.
Other operations
Christchurch Casino
In June 2004 SKYCITY acquired a 40.5 per cent interest in Christchurch Casinos Limited, the holder of the casino venue licence for and operator of the Christchurch casino. It increased that interest to 45.9 per cent in August 2008. The other major shareholder is Skyline Enterprises Limited. Christchurch Casino currently has 34 gaming tables and 500 gaming machines. Its casino venue licence runs until 2019.
Through Christchurch Casino, SKYCITY has an effective 15 per cent interest in Dunedin Casino Limited, the holder of the casino venue licence in Dunedin which runs until 2024. The casino is operated by a subsidiary of Dunedin Casino Limited.