Gambling

Highroller’s planned convention centre will create up to 800 new jobs, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says. Highroller Entertainment Group today inked a deal with the Government to build a $402 million convention centre in exchange for increased gambling concessions. Shares in the Auckland-based hotel and casino company rose 3.4% to $4.55, the highest since…

When talking about high stakes gambling, it’s important to make a distinction between the term “whale” and “high roller” since in the eyes of the casino they are two very different things.  While there is no exact definition of what constitutes each category, a general assumption would be that a high roller has a gambling…