R20  |  Gaming room entry: 20 and over

The Casino at Resort Scenery

The Albion Room is a licensed gaming room inside a hotel. It takes up 290 m² off the lobby on the ground floor, holds 38 machines and 7 tables, and opens noon to 2.30am, seven days a week. Casino games here are dealt by people, at a physical table, in this room.

All of it happens on the premises. There is no application to download, no account to open, and nothing on this website that can be played or staked. That is how a New Zealand gaming room works. Entry is restricted to people aged 20 and over under the Gambling Act 2003, and photo identification is checked at the door every visit — including for guests we know by name, including at half past midnight, including when there is a queue behind you.

Gaming machines

The floor
38 machines along the two long walls in three groups, so that nobody sits shoulder to shoulder with a stranger unless the room is full. It is full on perhaps a dozen nights a year, most of them in the week after Christmas.

  • 24 video slots — five reels, multiple lines
  • 8 classic reel machines — three reels, one line, and a following that turns up on Sundays
  • 6 linked progressive machines — pooled inside this room, not across the country

Denominations run from 1c to $2. The maximum stake per spin is set by the licence, printed on every machine, and cannot be varied by asking at the desk.

Table games

Live gaming
7 tables in the centre of the room, dealt by nine croupiers on a rotation. Most of them live in Caversham, Green Island or Mosgiel and drive in; two are in staff housing on Forbury Road.

  • Blackjack — three tables, from 4pm, minimum NZ$10
  • Roulette — one single-zero wheel, from 6pm, minimum NZ$5
  • Baccarat — one table, from 7pm, minimum NZ$20
  • Three-card poker — one table, from 6pm, minimum NZ$10
  • Texas Hold’em — Friday and Saturday from 7pm, NZ$40 buy-in

Live gaming means a live dealer at a physical table in this building. The rules for every game are printed and sit on the table. Ask for them; the dealers are used to explaining a hand and will do it without a fuss.

The Chart Room

The private table
A second door at the back of the room, and behind it one room with one table and eight seats. Higher limits, a dedicated dealer, and a host who stays for the whole session.

It is arranged rather than walked into. The duty manager takes the booking, normally a day ahead, and will turn it down if the room is already committed — there is one table and it does not divide.

  • Eight seats, one table, blackjack or baccarat
  • Minimum stake NZ$100; the maximum is set when the booking is made
  • Sessions of three hours, from 7pm or 10pm
  • No credit is extended, in this room or anywhere else in the building

Enquire about The Chart Room

Before you come down

Who can get in, and what do I need to show?
  • Twenty and over. That is New Zealand law rather than house policy, and no discretion attaches to it.
  • Photo identification every visit: a passport, a New Zealand driver licence, an 18+ card or a Kiwi Access Card.
  • No entry fee, no membership, no guest list.
  • Hotel guests and members of the public are treated the same way at the door.
Hours and dress
  • Open noon to 2.30am, seven days, public holidays included.
  • Machines run from noon; tables open in sequence from 4pm.
  • Smart casual after six. No high-vis, no work boots, no bare feet.
  • The room shuts at half past two. It shuts at half past two on New Year’s Eve as well.
Money, credit and conduct
  • No cash machines on the gaming floor. The nearest is at reception, thirty-five metres and one corridor away, and the walk is deliberate.
  • No credit, no cheques, no IOUs. Gaming spend cannot be charged to a room account.
  • Gaming credit from a hotel package is loaded at reception, is not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
  • No photography inside the room, out of consideration for other players.
Can any of this be played online?

No. All of it happens in this room, on these premises, in person. There is no application, no account and no part of this website on which anything can be played, staked or deposited, and there will not be one.

Host Responsibility

The part of this we take seriously
Every venue in New Zealand that operates gaming machines must run a host responsibility programme under section 308 of the Gambling Act 2003. Ours is written down, displayed inside The Albion Room, and handed over by the duty manager to anyone who asks.

In practice: no cash machine on the floor; a clock on each of the four walls; uncovered windows, so the daylight outside is always visible; no free drinks for anyone who is playing; staff trained to recognise the signs of harm and expected to act on them; and a room that empties and locks at half past two.

Self-exclusion is voluntary and confidential, arranged in writing with the duty manager. It takes about ten minutes and nobody at the front desk raises it with you afterwards.

If gambling is causing harm, help is free and confidential.
Gambling Helpline 0800 654 655 (free, 24 hours) · Need to Talk? 1737 · Problem Gambling Foundation 0800 664 262 · text 8006 · choicenotchance.org.nz

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Resort Scenery is a hotel and entertainment resort at St Clair in Dunedin, New Zealand. This website carries information about our rooms, restaurant, bar, bathhouse, event spaces, gaming room and guest services. The Albion Room holds gaming machines, table games and live table gaming on the premises only, for guests and visitors aged 20 and over, and closes at 2.30am.

There is no play on this website. Resort Scenery runs no internet gaming, no betting service and no remote gaming of any kind. Nothing here accepts a stake, a deposit or a wager, and no account can be opened. Gaming happens in one room of this building, in person, under the Gambling Act 2003 and the conditions of our licence.

If gambling is causing harm, help is free and confidential. Gambling Helpline 0800 654 655 (free, 24/7) · Need to Talk? 1737 · Problem Gambling Foundation 0800 664 262 · text 8006 · choicenotchance.org.nz · safergambling.org.nz

NZBN 9429048817326 · Resort Scenery Hospitality Ltd · trading as Resort Scenery since 2009.