Four casino events we host through the season — poker socials, roulette galas and themed nights in Dunedin and Queenstown. A GlowMavi host sits at your table, explains the games, and makes sure the evening stays fun.
Small, hosted, and capped at forty seats — the kind of casino evening where the staff learn your name.
A friendly Texas Hold'em social above the Octagon — low buy-in, free coaching in the first hour, and a proper supper halfway through. Our most relaxed casino event, and the one locals keep sneaking into.
Our dress-up casino night on the Wakatipu waterfront — a five-piece jazz band, hosted roulette tables and a long dinner in between. The glamorous end of the calendar; black tie encouraged, not enforced.
The full package: lakefront suite, private table session with a dealer-host, vineyard lunch the next day. A casino weekend built for people who'd rather play well than play long — spend caps set before the first hand.
A late one at the Southern Lights lounge — baccarat explained slowly, cocktails made properly, finish whenever you like. The smallest casino event we run: sixteen seats, one long table, zero intimidation.
Every casino event follows the same shape — arrivals and a welcome drink, a short learn-the-games session, then open tables with a host floating between them. We cap the room, we cap the spend talk, and we put you in a car at the end of it.
Welcome drink, meet your host, learn the house rules and the evening's format.
A 30-minute crash course on the games before any real chips touch the felt.
Set a spend cap when you book — the host holds you to it, cheerfully and firmly.
Pre-booked transfer back to your hotel. Nobody leaves the venue looking for keys.
"The jazz gala was our honeymoon highlight — roulette with live music and a dinner that would stand alone as a restaurant night."
"Learned poker at Highland Night without feeling stupid once. Won $40, lost it, laughed heaps. Ten out of ten."
"Baccarat social felt like a friend's dinner party with better cocktails. The spend cap they suggested saved me from myself."
Dress codes, buy-ins, limits — the stuff people actually ask before a casino evening with us.
All casino events and gaming areas are restricted to guests aged 18 and over. Photo ID is checked at the door — passport, driver licence or Kiwi Access Card.
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