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Sky City Casino, Auckland

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Sky Tower from below
In 1989 casinos were made legal in New Zealand, and by 2004 there were six in operation. The largest was Sky City Casino in Auckland, which sits beneath the Sky Tower, pictured here.

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David Grant, Gambling – Gambling in the 21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4171/sky-city-casino-auckland (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 15 January 2010.