History
Since opening its original Auckland casino on 2 February 1996, Skycity has expanded its operations to several New Zealand and Australian cities.
In June 2000, it bought the Adelaide Casino (now Skycity Adelaide). It added another casino to its portfolio when it opened Skycity Queenstown in the alpine resort of Queenstown. In July 2004 it bought the Darwin Casino and Hotel from MGM Mirage and rebranded it as Skycity Darwin. Then in June 2004 it acquired a 40.5% holding in the Christchurch Casino when it bought Aspinal Limited.
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