The flagship format
A casino-style evening, start to finish.
Three dressed tables — roulette, blackjack and poker — run as themed activities by host-dealers who teach the rules at the table. Scenography, a photo corner, lighting, sound and one coordinator who holds the timing plan from bump-in to the last crate.
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20+ only on-site programme chips are props no stakes no cash winnings no online play
The part that matters legally
An evening, not a wager.
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Not gambling
The service is not gambling under the Gambling Act 2003. No stake is placed, and the result gives no participant anything of material value.
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Props, not currency
The chips carry no denomination. They are not sold, not topped up, not taken home and never exchanged for money, goods, vouchers or prizes.
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On site only
Everything happens in the room you booked. There is no online play and no remote participation of any kind.
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Voluntary, 20+
Guests are 20+ and nobody has to play. Watching, talking and the photo corner are all perfectly normal ways to spend the night.
The package
What arrives on the truck.
- A full-size roulette wheel with layout, a blackjack table and a poker table, all dressed
- 3 host-dealers on the floor for 5 hours, plus 1 coordinator for the whole evening
- 600 props chips with no denomination printed on them, 8 sealed card decks and 2 shoes
- A photo backdrop 3 × 2.4 m, 10 LED light points and 14 photo-corner props
- Table dressing, 2 free-standing signs and the chip desk at the door
- 2 retro mechanical slot cabinets as scenery only: coin mechanisms removed and sealed, nothing to insert, nothing to pay out
- A DJ with 2 full-range speakers, 1 subwoofer and 2 wireless microphones
- A written timing plan agreed with you and the venue a week before doors
- Bump-in and bump-out by a crew of five, inside the agreed window
- Transport anywhere in New Zealand, already in the price
What moves inside the price: The table count, the opening teaching round, the music register and the length of the photo corner shift inside the same price. Dropping to two tables changes the quote, so tell us early.
Three activities
Three tables, three ways to spend an hour.
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Roulette
A full-size wheel and layout with a host-dealer calling the table. The rules take two minutes to explain, which is why it is where most guests start.
Props chips only. No stake, no winnings, nothing exchangeable.
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Blackjack
Seven seats and the quickest rotation of the three, so it carries the busiest part of the evening. The host-dealer teaches as the hands go round.
Props chips only. No stake, no winnings, nothing exchangeable.
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Poker
The slow table, for the group that wants to sit down and talk. A themed activity with a host-dealer, not a tournament with an entry and a prize.
Props chips only. No stake, no winnings, nothing exchangeable.
Scenography
The set, the light and the photo corner.
What we build
- A backdrop 3 × 2.4 m, tensioned, with your printed skin fitted if you send one
- 10 LED light points, four of them warm front-light on the tables
- A chip desk at the door and 2 free-standing signs
- Table dressing: cloths, rails, numbered cards and the dealer tray
- A photo corner with 14 props and a mirror panel
- Two retro mechanical slot cabinets, there to be photographed and leaned on
About those cabinets
They are 1960s and 1970s mechanical slots — pokies, in the New Zealand word — and they are furniture. The coin mechanisms are removed and sealed, so there is nothing to insert, no credit, no result and nothing to pay out. They hold up a corner of the room and they photograph beautifully.
Your own branding can go on the backdrop, the signs and the table cards. We install printed material that arrives before bump-in; producing it stays with you.
A five-hour evening
How the night actually goes.
18:30
Doors
The chip desk opens, props chips go out, the photo corner is staffed and the playback stays under conversation level.
19:00
Teaching round
Each table runs a five-minute walkthrough. Host-dealers work the room rather than waiting at the table.
19:30
Rotation opens
Groups move between roulette, blackjack and poker. Your caterer serves inside this block; the programme pauses for the food.
21:30
The busy hour
All three tables full, the photo corner queued, the host making two short announcements and nothing else.
22:45
Tables close
A short wrap at the main table, the chips go back into the cases, and the lighting state changes for the music.
23:30
Finish
Host closes, house light up in two steps. Bump-out runs for the next one to two hours.
What the venue needs
Before you book the room.
Send us the venue before you sign with it and we will tell you whether this format fits. These are the numbers to check.
- Floor area
- At least 120 m² clear for the three tables plus circulation, with guest seating additional to that.
- Headroom
- 2.6 m minimum, measured under anything that hangs.
- Power
- Two separate 10 A circuits within 15 m of the table floor, tested before guests arrive.
- Access
- Ground-level access or a lift that takes a flight case 1.9 m long. Stairs need to be agreed in advance.
- Furniture
- Seating, standing tables and the bar come from the venue. Our tables are for play, not for dining.
- Windows
- Bump-in up to 3 hours before doors, bump-out 1 to 2 hours after the finish. None of it counts as programme time.
Who brings what
Our side and yours.
In the price
- the programme, crew and equipment listed with the format
- planning, the written timing plan and one coordinator on site
- transport anywhere in New Zealand, bump-in and bump-out
- all taxes due, GST included in every figure shown
You arrange
- the venue itself, with its furniture, power and bathrooms
- catering, bar service and drinks of any kind
- accommodation and travel for your guests
- gifts for guests and a stills or video photographer
Payment: a deposit of 20-40% of the total once the agreement is signed, the balance 5 to 10 days before the event. A date is held only once the agreement is signed — the terms set this out in full.
Five questions
About this format.
Is this gambling?
No. The service is not gambling under the Gambling Act 2003. The chips are props that are not sold and cannot be exchanged for money, goods, vouchers or any other thing of value, no stake is placed and no participant gains anything of material value from the result. There is no online play of any kind.
Who deals, and do they explain the rules?
Three host-dealers run the floor for the full five hours. Every table opens with a teaching round and they keep explaining all evening — most of our guests have never played before.
What if some guests would rather not play?
Then they do not. Participation is voluntary, the host-dealers never push, and there is a photo corner, music and seating for anyone who would rather watch or talk.
Can we brand the room?
Yes. We install your printed material — a backdrop skin, signage or table cards — provided it arrives before bump-in. Producing it is on your side.
Does the price change if fewer people come?
No. The figure covers the package described, not a headcount, so a group of 60 in a 100-guest format pays the same as a group of 100.
Shall we check the date?
Tell us the date, the town and roughly how many guests. We answer within one business day, and an enquiry does not reserve anything.