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Skycity is a luxury 5 star hotel which was officially opened by Prime Minister Helen Clark in April 2005 after costing $ 85 million to construct. It is not located inside the main complex but is located on Federal Street which is adjacent and is also connected by a
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substituted for automated table game player stations (but not poker machines). Skycity would also receive an extension to their casino licence, from its expiry in 2021 until 2048. In exchange, Skycity would be required to meet the full costs of the convention centre project.
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falling, it was announced in May 2007 that around 230 staff of SkyCity
Auckland would be let go within the following 12–18 months, though it was thought likely to be mostly through turnover attrition, and would be focused on management staff.
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