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Located in the center of Hamilton next to the Waikato River, the SkyCity Hamilton is the premier choice of evening entertainment in this vibrant city.

If you are looking for anything from a fun evening in a casino, to ten pin bowling, laser tag or simply a nice meal and a drink, you will find it all at the SkyCity Hamilton.

Gaming Room

The gaming room is a decent sized area with 330 gaming machines and 23 tables to enjoy. There is everything on offer from pokies to card games and roulette so you are sure to enjoy an enthralling experience at the SkyCity Hamilton.

Poker

Skycity Poker Room Sky city Auckland is famous for its poker room. To play poker you will need to play with chips. Chips can be purchased from the Poker Booth.

There are two specially designated tables for poker at the SkyCity Hamilton, these cater for all levels of players and also host many different events. At the tables you will not play against the house, in fact, the house simply takes a commission of the takings for hosting the events, you will simply get to play against fellow poker lovers.

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Skycity also has a poker room that runs weekly tournaments for Premier Rewards cardholders. To become a cardholder and avail of the poker tournaments, one has to simply register in their website and bring the necessary requirements to the casino upon visit. Buy-in for the tournaments ranges from $15-$500. Enjoy the latest and greatest slot games on Sky City’s 597 game slot floor, featuring games of all denominations. Join the best players club in the Southwest, the Sky City Guest Services, for free gifts, free play and a chance at weekly and monthly prizes. With the COVID-19 pandemic under control in New Zealand once again, SkyCity Auckland casino has been allowed to remove all COVID-19 restrictions. Poker Legislation Poker Tournaments.

SkyCity Hamilton Casino requires you to wear smart/casual clothing that is not covered in dirt or has offensive logos on them. You cannot wear dark shaded glasses or headwear.

Accommodation & Hotel

While the casino does not have its own hotel there are ample of hotels within the local vicinity that cater to all tastes and budgets. Listed below are some of the bars and restaurants within the entertainment center.

  • La Parrilla
  • Eat Burger
  • Zone Sports Bar
  • Vue Bar
  • Coffee Post
  • Marble Room
  • Entertainment

Jobs

You must be 20 years or older to work at the SkyCity Hamilton and for those lucky enough to gain employment with the casino you will get to enjoy a glittering career full of enjoyment. The easiest way to find out what jobs are available and apply for those of interest is to review their online job board at https://www.seek.co.nz/Skycity-Entertainment-Group-jobs

Parking

There are 340 car parking spaces and the car park is open 24 hours a day. The price structure of the car park is $3 for an hour in the day time to $15 for over 6.5 hours a day.

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SkyCity Hamilton is a must visit place for Kiwis and foreigners alike. You can take in the breath-taking views of Hamilton from anywhere in the building. Therefore, this elegant land-based casino has everything you could ever expect. All of this within walking distance of Hamilton’s top hotels, so you never would have to miss out on a great time.

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Skycity Casino Auckland is a massive casino complex in Auckland that is open for all hours of the day, whether you want a morning flutter or an evening out the Skycity Casino Auckland has it all. As well as housing a huge and opulent casino the Skycity Casino Auckland is also a metropolis of restaurants, bars, hotels and more making it a holiday destination in its own right.

Gaming room

The gaming room is a hive of activity with a colossal 2100 gaming machines to choose from all back up with over one hundred and fifty tables with roulette, money wheel, poker, blackjack and more besides to choose from.

The casino provides separate Baccarat room. Just move up from the main casino floor to level three with the help of escalator and enter the exciting world of Baccarat. With over 20 Baccarat tables available, the baccarat Room has a vibrant atmosphere and great facilities. All are welcome to play and enjoy the exclusive Baccarat Room promotions as well as the dedicated bar, smoking balcony and cashiers.

With 24 hour premium gaming facilities you need not have any dress code to follow here.

There are No Limit Games which means they have no limit on the number of raises permitted in a round and no limit on the amount a player can wager. A player can wager all the chips they have in front of them, commonly known as going ‘All In’. The casino offer ‘No Limit’ games with varying ‘Minimum and Maximum Buy-In’ amounts. These two buy-in amounts are known as the “Table Limits” and are displayed on the Table Limit sign at the relevant table e.g. ‘$50 minimum-$150 maximum buy-in’.

Then there are Pot Limits Games like in Omaha games usually have a ‘Pot Limit’, with no limit on the number of raises and a maximum amount that can wagered, limited to no more than the pot.

The casino offers Pot Limit games with varying ‘Minimum and Maximum Buy-In’ amounts. These two buy-in amounts are known as the ‘Table Limits’ and are displayed on the Table Limit sign at the relevant table e.g. ‘$300 minimum-$500 maximum buy-in’.

Poker

It’s a common saying that in New Zealand, nobody delivers poker quite like Skycity Casino Auckland. It has a dedicated Poker Room on level two where Poker players can enjoy exclusive tournaments, their own private bar and exclusive food offers. On offer to Poker are weekly tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $75 to $175. They also offer a Deep Stack Main Event tournament at the end of every month.

There are five types of poker at Skycity Casino Auckland, these are Classic game of Poker, Three card poker,Ultimate Texas Hold’em,Caribbean stud poker and Lunar poker.

Skycity Auckland Poker Opening hours are from Monday – Friday- 5pm until late and Saturday – Sunday- 12pm until late.

How to play at Sky City Auckland

You need to be a member to play and enjoy at Sky city Auckland plus 20 or over of age to play the games.

Then you can get premier rewards and can earn premier points from gaming machine play, table game play, hotel stays and dining at selected restaurants and bars at the casino. Premier Points are automatically credited to a premier rewards membership account and are valid for six months from the date of issue. 100 Premier Points = $1 in gaming credits.

Premier Bonus Dollars are credits that are awarded or gifted to Premier Rewards members by Skycity. They will be automatically credited to a member’s account and are valid for three months from the date of issue. 1 Premier Bonus Dollar = $1 in gaming credits.

Both Premier Points and Premier Bonus Dollars can be redeemed, subject to daily limits, for gaming credits which can be used to play on Gaming Machines at Skycity Auckland or Bonus Play Chips which can be used to play on selected Table Games, excluding Poker, Rapid Baccarat and Rapid Roulette.

Simply insert your Premier Rewards card into the card reader on any Gaming Machine and touch the ‘MY BALANCE’ icon and follow the on-screen instructions to turn your premier points or bonus dollars into play.

There are various other bonus offers that you can ask the Casino staff to assist you with.

Dress code

The dress code at the Skycity Casino Auckland is quite relaxed overall, although there are a few regulations that need to be adhered to. The following will not be permitted at Skycity Auckland

  • Torn or damaged clothing (except fashionable distressed items)
  • Dirty clothes or footwear
  • Safety or trade clothing (eg safety vests)
  • Sleeveless tops on men
  • Jandals or flip flops from 9pm to 5am
  • Gang patches or other insignia
  • Hats or caps (except for religious or medical reasons or within the Poker Zone)
  • Sunglasses (except within the Poker Zone)

If someone is seen to be intoxicated, abusive, threatening or causing conflict with staff or other customers, Skycity Auckland will take appropriate steps to stop the behaviour. This includes, in appropriate circumstances, having the customer escorted from the premises. Also patrons detected loan sharking or begging will be required to leave the casino.

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Accommodation & hotel

There are two hotels on site, one is the SkycityHotel and for those who are a little more affluent the Skycity Grand Hotel.

The Skycity Hotel offers king rooms, twin rooms and suites that are sure to satisfy even the hardest to please. In the Skycity hotel rooms you can enjoy everything from the ensuite bathroom to the air conditioning and television. There are two types of rooms, Premium Room (one day stay costs starts from $299) and Premium Suite (costs $399 on wards).

The Skycity Grand Hotel offers the luxuries of the Skycity Hotel and delivers more space and opulence to create the perfect base for those looking for a great time. There is also a spa within the hotel. This hotel has four types of rooms. Premium luxury room, luxury harbour view room, luxury king suite (with various costs) and Grand presidential suite(this costs $1929 and above).

Entertainment

The Skycity complex offers a massive 25 restaurants, cafes and bars so there is something for everyone and a lot of options to choose from. On top of this there is a vibrant theatre offering many brilliant shows. On selected evenings visitors can go to the iconic Sky Tower and enjoy live entertainment for free.

Jobs

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There are a wide range of jobs available for those wishing to work at Skycity Casino Auckland and the business offers a brilliant package for employees. There is even a careers website dedicated to jobs at the Skycity Auckland.

Parking

There is a massive car park offering just fewer than 2,000 parking spaces, in fact the Skycity car park is the largest in Auckland accessible from three entries and offers convenient motorway access, full time security and surveillance and well lit maintained facilities. There is also a range of options available to suit your needs:

  • Valet parking – Rock up in style and let our friendly valet service do all the work.
  • Super Saver Parking – Available to eligible skycity members and this parking offer is great value for money.
  • Casual Parking – Come and go as you please with the casual parking rates.
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Address

Corner Victoria and Federal Streets
Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: 0800 SKYCITY (08007592489) – this is toll free within NZ.
Or: +64 9 363 6000
Fax: +64 9 363 6383
Email: enquiries@skycity.co.nz

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