Service 03 / 08 — Gaming
The Gaming Salon
Nine tables, forty pokies and a bar that keeps pouring till three. Everything happens at the venue, in person, with chips you can hold — there is no online version of this room, and there never will be.
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The room
Floor plan
Tables centre, pokies east wall, bar north. Sightlines checked from every stool.
A casino the size of a good dinner party, run like one.
We are not trying to be Las Vegas. The salon holds nine tables, and the dealers know the regulars by name and by tip preference. Blackjack starts at five dollars on weeknights, roulette spins till late, and the poker table runs a friendly no-limit game on Thursdays that has ended in handshakes more often than grudges.
House rules fit on one card: 18+ with photo ID, chips only at the tables, and the staff will call you a taxi before they let you drive anywhere questionable. The venue is licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs, and Host Responsibility training is refreshed every six months. Our terms of service spell out the rest.
Floor manager
Ropata Ngata
Deals blackjack like a man dealing cards to old friends. He probably is.
What's on the floor
Nine tables, forty machines, zero pressure.
Minimums are posted at every table and they mean it. Beginners get the patience; regulars get the pace.
Nine tables, three games
Blackjack from $5 before eight, roulette all night, and Texas Hold'em with a dealer who explains the odds if you ask nicely.
Table minimums
40 pokies
NZ-standard payouts, serviced weekly.
Fair play
Cards shuffled in view, wheels audited.
Play limits
Set your own, at the desk, any time.
The room itself
Low light, high ceilings, honest felt.
Shot on a Tuesday, which is when the salon looks most like itself.
04 — House rules
Five rules, one page, zero surprises.
Responsible play
The house wants you back next week — not broke tonight.
Host Responsibility trained staff on every shift, free water and coffee on the floor, and a quiet word if your night stops being fun. Problem gambling support: 0800 654 655.
Class 4 licence · Dept. of Internal Affairs
Getting in
Passport or NZ licence at the door. Membership is free and takes two minutes; guests skip the queue.
Hours
Sun–Thu 12:00–00:00, Fri–Sat 12:00–03:00. Tables quiet down an hour before close.
Table service
Drinks come to the table, and the coffee is better than it needs to be at 01:00.
Before you come
Asked at the rail, answered here.
Anything else, the contact page reaches a human on shift.
Tables open till 03:00 weekends
The felt is waiting, and the wheel doesn't sleep.
Groups of six or more can pre-book a table through the front desk. Everyone else — just walk in with ID.