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Pokies in Wellington Region

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

0Licensed casinos
100Pokie venues
15Cities & towns
1627Pokies machines

Pokies and Casinos by City in Wellington

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

Wellington 36 venues Lower Hutt 26 venues
Upper Hutt 9 venues
Porirua 8 venues
Kapiti Coast 4 venues
Paraparaumu 4 venues
Carterton 2 venues
Masterton 2 venues
Masterton District 2 venues
South Wairarapa 2 venues
Greytown 1 venue
Martinborough 1 venue
Otaki 1 venue
Waikanae 1 venue
Ōtaki 1 venue

Every Casino and Pokie Venue in Wellington

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

Pokies pub30Petone
Pokies pub30Upper Hutt
Pokies pub24Paraparaumu Beach
Pokies pub18Johnsonville
Pokies pub18Brooklyn
Pokies pub18Tawa
Pokies pub18Hutt Central
Pokies pub18Newtown
Pokies pub18Kilbirnie
Pokies pub18Hutt Central
Pokies pub18Woburn
Pokies pub18Taita
Pokies pub18Paraparaumu
Pokies pub18Porirua City Centre
Pokies pub18Raumati Beach
Pokies pub18Wellington Central
Pokies pub18Tawa
Pokies pub18Lower Hutt Central
Pokies pub18Pipitea
Pokies pub18Wainuiomata
Pokies pub18Wellington Central
Pokies pub18Te Aro
Pokies pub18Upper Hutt
Pokies pub18Petone
Pokies pub18Wellington Central
Pokies pub18Moera
Pokies pub18Masterton
Pokies pub18Te Aro
Pokies pub18Johnsonville
Pokies pub18Masterton
Pokies pub18Porirua
Pokies pub18Wellington Central
Pokies pub18Strathmore Park
Pokies pub18Porirua City Centre
Pokies pub18Naenae
Pokies pub18Newlands
Pokies pub18Kenepuru
Pokies pub18Naenae
Pokies pub18?Taki
Pokies pub18Wainuiomata
Pokies pub18Petone
Pokies pub18Porirua City Centre
Pokies pub18Trentham
Pokies pub18Brown Owl
Pokies pub18Hutt Central
Pokies pub18Carterton
Pokies pub18Mana-Camborne
Pokies pub18Alicetown
Pokies pub18Te Aro
Pokies pub18Pipitea
Pokies pub18Upper Hutt
Pokies pub18Hutt Central
Pokies pub18Wellington Central
Pokies pub18Kilbirnie
Pokies pub18Miramar
Pokies pub18Petone
Pokies pub18Masterton
Pokies pub18Stokes Valley
Pokies pub18Johnsonville
Pokies pub18Island Bay
Pokies pub18Paraparaumu
Pokies pub18Titahi Bay
Pokies pub18Te Aro
Pokies pub18Newtown
Pokies pub18Paraparaumu Beach
Pokies pub18Otaki
Pokies pub18Hataitai
Pokies pub18Wellington Central
Pokies pub18Trentham
Pokies pub18Kilbirnie
Pokies pub18Waikanae
Pokies pub17Otaki
Pokies pub17Te Aro
Pokies pub16Karori
Pokies pub16Te Aro
Pokies pub15Featherston
Pokies pub15Karori
Pokies pub14Martinborough
Pokies pub14Petone
Pokies pub13Greytown
Pokies pub12Naenae
Pokies pub12Ranui
Pokies pub10Waiwhetu
Pokies pub10Masterton
Pokies pub9Upper Hutt Central
Pokies pub9Silverstream
Pokies pub9Carterton
Pokies pub9Paekakariki
Pokies pub9Greytown
Pokies pub9Alicetown
Pokies pub9Johnsonville
Pokies pub9Lower Hutt
Pokies pub9Naenae
Pokies pub9Petone
Pokies pub9Porirua City Centre
Pokies pub9Upper Hutt Central
Pokies pub9Wainuiomata
Pokies pub9Porirua
Pokies pub8Otaki
Pokies pub4Thorndon

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

About Gambling in Wellington

The Wellington region has no licensed casino. It hosts 100 DIA-licensed pokie venues across Wellington city, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua, and Kapiti Coast, running a combined ~1,600 pokies machines under the Gambling Act 2003. For the nearest casino, Wellington residents and visitors travel to Christchurch or Hamilton.

Is There a Licensed Casino in the Wellington Region?

No. Wellington is the largest New Zealand population centre without a licensed casino. The Gambling Act 2003 caps licensed casino licences at six nationally, and none of them sit in the Wellington region. The nearest licensed casino is Christchurch Casino — a 45-minute Cook Strait flight or day-long ferry-and-drive trip. SkyCity Hamilton is the second-nearest option, roughly 80 minutes by air or an 8-hour drive through the central North Island.

Where Are the Pokie Venues in Wellington?

Wellington city holds the largest concentration with 36 pokie venues, clustered around the CBD, Te Aro, and Courtenay Place. Lower Hutt follows with 26 venues across Petone, Hutt Central, and Wainuiomata. Upper Hutt and Porirua each host 8 to 9 venues, and Kapiti Coast carries 4. Outside the metro area, Wairarapa towns including Masterton and Carterton carry smaller pokie footprints. Full per-city detail sits on each city directory page.

Licensing and Regulation in the Wellington Region

Every pokie venue in the Wellington region operates under a Class 4 licence issued by the Department of Internal Affairs under the Gambling Act 2003. Territorial consents sit with Wellington City Council, Hutt City Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Porirua City Council, and Kapiti Coast District Council — each runs its own sinking-lid or capped-growth Class 4 policy. The $2.50 per-spin stake cap and the 18-machine-per-venue cap apply across every licensed venue.

Play Responsibly in Wellington

If gambling is affecting you or someone close to you in Wellington, call the Gambling Helpline on 0800 654 655 — free, confidential, and available 24/7 from anywhere in New Zealand. The Problem Gambling Foundation runs a Wellington office and delivers counselling and harm-reduction programmes across the region. Every licensed pokie venue must display Gambling Helpline signage inside the gaming room and support single-venue self-exclusion on request. See responsible gambling for the full list of Wellington and national support services.