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Casinos & Pokies in Auckland Region

Find every licensed casino and pokie venue across the Auckland region of New Zealand.

1Licensed casino
204Pokie venues
22Cities & towns
4542Pokies machines

Pokies and Casinos by City in Auckland

Open any city for its full list of pokie venues and casinos.

Auckland 120 venues Casino Manukau 22 venues
Rodney District 14 venues
North Shore City 11 venues
Franklin 7 venues
Papakura 6 venues
Waitakere City 5 venues
South Auckland 3 venues
Pukekohe 2 venues
Waiheke Island 2 venues
Waiuku 2 venues
0910 1 venue
Auckland Auckland 1 venue
Helensville 1 venue
Manukau City 1 venue
Manukau, Auckland 1 venue
Orewa 1 venue
Papapakura 1 venue
Pokekohe 1 venue
Takanini 1 venue
Warkworth 1 venue
Whangaparaoa 1 venue

Every Casino and Pokie Venue in Auckland

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Casino1500Auckland Cbd
Pokies pub27Onehunga
Pokies pub22Avondale
Pokies pub18Somerville
Pokies pub18Half Moon Bay
Pokies pub18Browns Bay
Pokies pub18Auckland Central
Pokies pub18Highland Park
Pokies pub18Kelston
Pokies pub18Onehunga
Pokies pub18Rosedale
Pokies pub18Northpark
Pokies pub18Browns Bay
Pokies pub18Newton
Pokies pub18Clendon
Pokies pub18Otahuhu
Pokies pub18Pokekohe
Pokies pub18Papapakura
Pokies pub18Manurewa
Pokies pub18Orewa
Pokies pub18Devonport
Pokies pub18Papatoetoe
Pokies pub18Ellerslie
Pokies pub18Otara
Pokies pub18Pukekohe
Pokies pub18Albany
Pokies pub18Kingsland
Pokies pub18Manurewa
Pokies pub18Papakura
Pokies pub18Takapuna
Pokies pub18Papakura
Pokies pub18Pukekohe
Pokies pub18Otahuhu
Pokies pub18Henderson
Pokies pub18Henderson
Pokies pub18Manukau City
Pokies pub18Massey
Pokies pub18Howick
Pokies pub18Wiri
Pokies pub18Point Chevalier
Pokies pub18Henderson
Pokies pub18Henderson
Pokies pub18Botany Downs
Pokies pub18Huapai
Pokies pub18Papatoetoe
Pokies pub18Glenfield
Pokies pub18Balmoral
Pokies pub18Mission Bay
Pokies pub18Mangere
Pokies pub18Wairau Valley
Pokies pub18Mangere Bridge
Pokies pub18Mangere
Pokies pub18Manurewa East
Pokies pub18New Lynn
Pokies pub18Pukekohe
Pokies pub18Pakuranga
Pokies pub18Papakura
Pokies pub18Otahuhu
Pokies pub18Mount Wellington
Pokies pub18Auckland Central
Pokies pub18New Lynn
Pokies pub18Half Moon Bay
Pokies pub18Northcote
Pokies pub18Somerville
Pokies pub18Otahuhu
Pokies pub18Wiri
Pokies pub18Mangere
Pokies pub18Papakura
Pokies pub18Papakura
Pokies pub18Otara
Pokies pub18Takapuna Central
Pokies pub18Otahuhu
Pokies pub18Henderson
Pokies pub18Newton
Pokies pub18Glenfield
Pokies pub18Auckland Central
Pokies pub18Owairaka
Pokies pub18Auckland Central
Pokies pub18Royal Oak
Pokies pub18Manukau City
Pokies pub18Royal Oak
Pokies pub18Whangaparaoa
Pokies pub18Papakura
Pokies pub18Otahuhu
Pokies pub18Swanson
Pokies pub18Glen Innes
Pokies pub18Manukau City
Pokies pub18Mangere Bridge
Pokies pub18Wairau Valley
Pokies pub18Highland Park
Pokies pub18Avondale
Pokies pub18Albany
Pokies pub18Epsom
Pokies pub18Pakuranga
Pokies pub18Manukau City
Pokies pub18Three Kings
Pokies pub18Panmure
Pokies pub18Glen Innes
Pokies pub18Point Chevalier
Pokies pub18Stanmore Bay
Pokies pub18Milford
Pokies pub18Waiuku
Pokies pub18Onehunga
Pokies pub18Howick
Pokies pub18Burswood
Pokies pub18Kumeu
Pokies pub18Newton
Pokies pub18Howick
Pokies pub18Otara
Pokies pub18Takapuna Central
Pokies pub18Patumahoe
Pokies pub18Royal Oak
Pokies pub18Takanini
Pokies pub18Albany
Pokies pub18Papatoetoe
Pokies pub18Wairau Valley
Pokies pub18North Harbour
Pokies pub18Glenfield
Pokies pub18Waiuku
Pokies pub18Point Chevalier
Pokies pub18Wellsford
Pokies pub18Massey
Pokies pub18Henderson
Pokies pub18Weymouth
Pokies pub18Whangaparaoa
Pokies pub18Henderson
Pokies pub18Manukau City
Pokies pub18Glen Eden
Pokies pub17Orewa
Pokies pub17Pukekohe
Pokies pub16Belmont
Pokies pub16Helensville
Pokies pub16Milford
Pokies pub16Papatoetoe
Pokies pub16Birkenhead
Pokies pub15Whangaparaoa
Pokies pub15Silverdale
Pokies pub14Te Atatu
Pokies pub14Warkworth
Pokies pub14Warkworth
Pokies pub13Papatoetoe
Pokies pub12Glen Eden
Pokies pub12Remuera
Pokies pub10Browns Bay
Pokies pub10Titirangi
Pokies pub9Manurewa
Pokies pub9Newmarket
Pokies pub9Howick
Pokies pub9Pukekohe
Pokies pub9West Harbour
Pokies pub9Warkworth
Pokies pub9Lynfield
Pokies pub9Manukau
Pokies pub9Red Beach
Pokies pub9Newton
Pokies pub9Albany
Pokies pub9Glenfield
Pokies pub9Grey Lynn
Pokies pub9Grey Lynn
Pokies pub9Orewa
Pokies pub9Wellsford
Pokies pub9Manurewa
Pokies pub9Waiuku
Pokies pub9Manukau City
Pokies pub9Glen Eden
Pokies pub9Flat Bush
Pokies pub9Mount Eden
Pokies pub9Mt Albert
Pokies pub9Mount Eden
Pokies pub9Manurewa
Pokies pub9Rosedale
Pokies pub9Manurewa
Pokies pub9Albany
Pokies pub9Birkenhead
Pokies pub9Flat Bush
Pokies pub9Papatoetoe
Pokies pub9Henderson
Pokies pub9New Lynn
Pokies pub9Papakura
Pokies pub9Pukekohe
Pokies pub9Takapuna Central
Pokies pub9Takanini
Pokies pub9Orewa
Pokies pub9Mairangi Bay
Pokies pub9Auckland Central
Pokies pub9Birkenhead
Pokies pub9Pukekohe
Pokies pub9Greenhithe
Pokies pub9East Tamaki
Pokies pub9Papatoetoe
Pokies pub9Surfdale
Pokies pub9Ostend
Pokies pub8Glen Eden
Pokies pub8Ponsonby
Pokies pub7Glen Eden
Pokies pub7Hobsonville
Pokies pub7Auckland Central
Pokies pub7Onehunga
Pokies pub6Blockhouse Bay
Pokies pub6St Heliers
Pokies pub6Birkenhead
Pokies pub6Snells Beach
Pokies pub5Remuera
Pokies pub4Onehunga
Pokies pub0Drury

Data sourced from the NZ Department of Internal Affairs. Refreshed quarterly.

About Gambling in Auckland

The Auckland region contains one DIA-licensed casino: SkyCity Auckland. Roughly 240 licensed pokie venues operate on top of that. It’s New Zealand’s largest land-based gambling market by both venue count and population, representing roughly 22% of the national pokie venue total against Auckland’s 33% population share. This regional hub page indexes every city and major suburb in the Auckland region with a gambling-venue presence, plus the regulatory and responsible-gambling context that applies to every DIA-licensed venue in the area.

Is There a Licensed Casino in the Auckland Region?

Yes. SkyCity Auckland at 72 Victoria Street West is the only casino in the Auckland region and the only licensed casino anywhere in the upper North Island. It’s operated by SkyCity Entertainment Group (NZX:SKC), a New Zealand-listed company that also runs SkyCity Hamilton and SkyCity Wharf Queenstown. The venue opened in February 1996 and sits on the ground floor of the Sky Tower complex at the corner of Victoria Street West and Federal Street.

SkyCity Auckland is the largest casino in New Zealand and one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The gaming floor runs around 1,500 pokies machines and more than 100 gaming tables offering blackjack, roulette, baccarat, poker, sic bo, craps, and electronic table gaming. It’s the only New Zealand casino to offer 24-hour gaming every day of the week, and it’s the only venue in the country to run live craps. The integrated-resort complex includes two hotels, ten restaurants and bars, a 700-seat theatre, and the adjacent Sky Tower observation deck.

Which Cities in Auckland Region Have Pokie Venues?

Auckland City is the dominant Class 4 concentration. The post-2010 Auckland Council super-city reform consolidated what were previously separate cities (Auckland City, Manukau City, North Shore City, Waitakere City) and districts (Rodney, Papakura, Franklin) into one regional authority, so the “Auckland region” in DIA licensing terms covers this entire area. Key suburbs with substantial Class 4 footprints include Auckland CBD, Manukau, Henderson, Takapuna, Ponsonby, Newmarket, Karangahape Road, Onehunga, and Papakura.

Auckland CBD carries roughly 35 pokie venues, clustered around Queen Street and Customs Street. South Auckland (Manukau, Manurewa, Papakura, and Ōtara) carries roughly 45 pokie venues, the largest sub-regional concentration. North Shore (Takapuna and surrounding suburbs) hosts around 18 venues. West Auckland (Henderson and surrounding) hosts around 20. The remaining Auckland region (Rodney, Franklin, and outer Waitakere areas) hosts the balance. Full city-level detail sits on the Casinos in Auckland city page.

Satellite towns within the Auckland regional boundary include Pukekohe, Warkworth, Helensville, and Wellsford. Each hosts between 2 and 8 pokie venues under the wider Auckland Class 4 footprint. The DIA register at dia.govt.nz/Gambling-Class-4 records the exact current count and venue addresses.

How Many Pokie Venue Are There in Auckland Region?

Roughly 240 pokie venues operate in the Auckland region. That figure comes from the Q1 2026 DIA register snapshot, which is the most recent authoritative count at the time of writing. The DIA updates the register quarterly, and the regional total moves by 5 to 15 venues per quarter as licences lapse, new applications are approved, or local territorial authority decisions take effect.

The 240-venue total represents roughly 22% of the national Class 4 footprint. Auckland hosts 33% of the New Zealand population, so pokie venue density per capita is lower in Auckland than in smaller regions where the pub-and-club network is proportionally larger relative to residents. Auckland Council runs a sinking-lid policy that prevents new Class 4 licences across most of the region, which has held the Auckland venue count relatively flat over the past decade.

Machine count per venue varies from 1 machine to the statutory 18-machine cap. The median Auckland pokie venue runs between 9 and 15 machines. The full regulatory context (machine caps, stake caps, community-grants obligations) sits on the pokie venue page.

What Is the Biggest Gambling Venue in Auckland Region?

SkyCity Auckland is the biggest gambling venue in the Auckland region and the largest casino in New Zealand. The gaming floor runs around 1,500 pokies machines and more than 100 gaming tables across 24-hour operation, which places it an order of magnitude above any other land-based gambling venue in the country.

No pokie venue in Auckland runs more than 18 pokies machines because of the statutory cap. Even the largest single pokies pub or club in Auckland sits at roughly 1% of SkyCity Auckland’s gaming-machine count. The difference in scale is by design. Casino operator’s licensing permits the integrated-resort model with large gaming floors and no per-spin stake cap, while Class 4 keeps pub-and-club gambling at a smaller community scale.

How Does Auckland Compare to Other Regions for Gambling Venues?

Auckland hosts roughly 22% of the national pokie venue count, broadly proportional to (though slightly below) its 33% population share. It holds one of the six casino operator’s licences in the country. By casino-density measures, Queenstown leads the country with two licensed casinos serving a population under 50,000, giving it the highest per-capita casino presence in New Zealand.

By total gaming-machine count, Auckland region leads by a wide margin because of SkyCity Auckland’s 1,500 pokies alone. Auckland region’s combined casino-plus-Class 4 machine count is roughly 4,500 (1,500 casino pokies plus roughly 3,000 Class 4 machines across the 240 venues at a median 12 machines per venue). Canterbury region (including Christchurch Casino’s 500 pokies) is second at roughly 2,500 machines. Waikato is third at around 2,000 machines (including SkyCity Hamilton’s 340). Otago is fourth at roughly 800 machines.

The regional variation in land-based gambling presence reflects history, population, and local territorial authority policy. The six-licence casino cap fixes casino location, and the mix of Class 4 regional density is shaped by local council sinking-lid policies, gaming-machine society allocations, and pub-and-club market size.

What Responsible Gambling Support Is Available in Auckland?

Gambling Helpline NZ (0800 654 655) is available 24/7 from anywhere in New Zealand, including Auckland and the wider region. The service is free, confidential, and funded by the Ministry of Health. The Problem Gambling Foundation runs an Auckland office in Newmarket and delivers counselling and harm-reduction programmes across the region, including Pacific-specific and Māori-specific services.

SkyCity Auckland runs voluntary self-exclusion and participates in the national multi-venue exclusion scheme. A self-exclusion at SkyCity Auckland is enforceable at all six licensed casinos in New Zealand under the shared scheme. Pokie venue across Auckland support single-venue self-exclusion under the DIA’s host-responsibility rules, with exclusion periods typically set at six months, twelve months, or two years.

Every pokie venue in Auckland must display Gambling Helpline NZ signage inside the gaming room, provide host-responsibility-trained staff during gaming hours, and prohibit ATMs on the gaming floor. For the full list of Auckland and national support services, exclusion procedures, and crisis lines, see the responsible gambling page.


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