The Gambling Commission has turned down an application by SkyCity to allow it to monitor its two Queenstown casinos remotely from Auckland.
In the application, lodged last month, SkyCity sought to amend the Commission's ''Surveillance Standard'' for the Wharf casino, one of two it owns in Queenstown.
The company argued the standard was ''out of date'' and a barrier to its proposal to conduct surveillance of the casino from its other Queenstown operation, and to monitor both casinos from Auckland.
In a decision released last week, Chief Gambling Commissioner Graeme Reeves said the application had been declined, but the commission would undertake a ''comprehensive review'' of the surveillance standard next year.
SkyCity general manager communications Colin Espiner said the company was ''entirely comfortable'' with the decision.
''The commission has signalled it wants to undertake a wider review of the surveillance standard rather than make ad hoc changes to it. SkyCity ... has nothing to fear from a review.''
However, the commission has given the company approval to install surveillance equipment that provides the capacity for remote monitoring.
It is also allowed to introduce new CCTV hardware allowing future upgrades from analogue cameras to high definition digital cameras.
