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Pokies in Bay of Plenty

Find every licensed pokie venue across the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.

0Licensed casinos
76Pokie venues
20Cities & towns
1153Pokies machines

Pokies and Casinos by City in Bay of Plenty

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

Rotorua 20 venues Tauranga 18 venues
Whakatane 7 venues
Mount Maunganui 4 venues
Katikati 3 venues
Rotorua District 3 venues
Te Puke 3 venues
Kawerau 2 venues
Mt Maunganui 2 venues
Papamoa 2 venues
Papamoa Beach 2 venues
Ōpōtiki 2 venues
Edgecumbe 1 venue
Murupara 1 venue
Opotiki 1 venue
Te Puna 1 venue
Waihi Beach 1 venue
Whakatāne 1 venue
Ōhope 1 venue
Ōpōtiki 1 venue

Every Casino and Pokie Venue in Bay of Plenty

Sort by venue type, machine count, or suburb. Click a venue to see full details.

Pokies pub28Mount Maunganui
Pokies pub21Te Puke
Pokies pub18Kawerau
Pokies pub18Mt Maunganui
Pokies pub18Tauranga
Pokies pub18Mount Maunganui
Pokies pub18Whakatane Central
Pokies pub18Rotorua Central
Pokies pub18Tauranga Central
Pokies pub18Owhata
Pokies pub18Tauranga Central
Pokies pub18Otumoetai
Pokies pub18Rotorua
Pokies pub18Kawerau
Pokies pub18Whakatane
Pokies pub18Tauranga
Pokies pub18Pukehangi
Pokies pub18Rotorua Central
Pokies pub18Mount Maunganui
Pokies pub18Murupara
Pokies pub18Edgecumbe
Pokies pub18Tauranga Central
Pokies pub18Rotorua Central
Pokies pub18Rotorua Central
Pokies pub18Tauranga Central
Pokies pub18Te Puke
Pokies pub18Rotorua
Pokies pub18Tauranga Central
Pokies pub18Te Puke
Pokies pub18Te Puna
Pokies pub18Tauranga Central
Pokies pub18Tauranga Central
Pokies pub18Papamoa Beach
Pokies pub18Rotorua
Pokies pub18Whakat?Ne
Pokies pub18Mount Maunganui
Pokies pub18Rotorua
Pokies pub18Rotorua
Pokies pub18Welcome Bay
Pokies pub18Pomare
Pokies pub18Whakatane Central
Pokies pub18Tauranga Central
Pokies pub17Katikati
Pokies pub16Opotiki
Pokies pub16?Hope
Pokies pub16Rotorua Central
Pokies pub16Waihi Beach
Pokies pub15Mangakakahi
Pokies pub15Rotorua
Pokies pub15Katikati
Pokies pub14?P?Tiki
Pokies pub14Ngongotaha
Pokies pub14Whakatane Central
Pokies pub12Rotorua Central
Pokies pub12Gate Pa
Pokies pub12Matata
Pokies pub12?Potiki
Pokies pub12Springfield
Pokies pub12Ngongotaha
Pokies pub9Whakatane
Pokies pub9Papamoa
Pokies pub9Aongatete
Pokies pub9Tauriko
Pokies pub9Bethlehem
Pokies pub9Mt Maunganui
Pokies pub9Papamoa Beach
Pokies pub9Tauranga
Pokies pub9Gate Pa
Pokies pub9Papamoa Beach
Pokies pub9Whakamarama
Pokies pub9Hillcrest
Pokies pub8Selwyn Heights
Pokies pub7?P?Tiki
Pokies pub7Glenholme
Pokies pub5Reporoa
Pokies club9Whakatane

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

About Gambling in Bay of Plenty

The Bay of Plenty region has no licensed casino. It hosts 76 DIA-licensed pokie venues across Rotorua, Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Whakatāne, and smaller district towns, running a combined ~1,150 pokies machines under the Gambling Act 2003. Rotorua and Tauranga together account for half the region’s pokie venues.

Is There a Licensed Casino in Bay of Plenty?

No. Bay of Plenty residents and visitors travel to Hamilton for the nearest licensed casino — SkyCity Hamilton is roughly a 90-minute drive from Tauranga or Rotorua. Auckland (SkyCity Auckland) is the next option, about 2.5 hours north. The Gambling Act 2003 caps the national casino total at six and Bay of Plenty has not historically sought a licensed casino licence.

Which Cities in Bay of Plenty Have Pokie Venues?

Rotorua holds the largest concentration — 20 pokie venues across the CBD, Ngongotahā, and surrounding suburbs. Tauranga has 18, with Mount Maunganui adding 4 more in the beachside strip. Whakatāne has 7 venues serving the eastern Bay. Smaller towns including Te Puke, Ōpōtiki, and Kawerau carry 1 to 4 venues each. Full per-city detail is on each city directory page.

Licensing and Regulation in Bay of Plenty

All 76 pokie venues in Bay of Plenty operate under Class 4 licences issued by the Department of Internal Affairs under the Gambling Act 2003. Territorial consents sit with Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Rotorua Lakes Council, Whakatāne District Council, and Ōpōtiki District Council — each runs its own Class 4 venue policy including sinking-lid decisions. The $2.50 per-spin stake cap and 18-machine-per-venue cap apply across every venue.

Play Responsibly in Bay of Plenty

If gambling is affecting you or someone close to you in Bay of Plenty, call the Gambling Helpline on 0800 654 655 — free, confidential, and available 24/7. The Problem Gambling Foundation and Mapu Maia (Pasifika-specific services) both deliver harm-reduction programmes across the region. Every licensed pokie venue must display Gambling Helpline signage on the gaming floor and support single-venue self-exclusion on request. See responsible gambling for the full list of Bay of Plenty and national services.