Emotion Journey · After dark · 18+
Our casino events calendar runs the length of the season — poker weekends, jazz-table nights and gala evenings hosted inside New Zealand's best casino hotels. We hold seats, sort dress codes and drive you home. Adults 18+ only, always with responsible-play built in.
The season
Four signature nights worth building a trip around. Each event below includes hosted entry, dinner pairing and transfers in the booking.
Three days of lake luxury wrapping into one dressed-up Saturday on the tables — hosted entry, whisky flight and a private driver until close.
A friendly-stakes invitational for travellers who take cards semi-seriously — two tournament evenings, a recovery brunch and a lakeside debrief.
Harbour fireworks, a five-course supper and midnight at the tables above the viaduct. The hardest ticket in our calendar — it sells out by October.
A standing monthly evening — live quartet, low-limit tables and a pianist who takes requests. The gentlest introduction to a casino night we know.
Every ticket includes
An Emotion Journey event booking is dinner, entry, hosting and transport in one tidy bundle — you just show up looking sharp.
Table settings, NYE gala
Our host meets you, handles check-in and walks the room with you.
A booked table at the venue's restaurant — the meal leads, the tables follow.
Your seat, your limits, your pace. Host on hand all night.
Private driver at the door. No one's night ends negotiating taxis.
Word of mouth
"The high-roller weekend was the best night out of our whole honeymoon — hosted, relaxed, zero fuss."
"NYE gala was genuinely spectacular — fireworks from the harbour deck, then the tables. Worth every dollar."
"Jazz night was exactly my speed — quiet tables, good music, home by midnight. Booked again for spring."
Fair questions
Staying over? Pair any event with a room at our partner casino hotels.
All event venues and gaming areas admit guests aged 18 and over only. Bring valid photo ID — passport or NZ driver's licence — for every entry. No ID, no entry; the velvet rope doesn't negotiate.
NZ: Gambling Helpline 0800 654 655 · Australia: Gambling Help 1800 858 858 · UK: GamCare & BeGambleAware.
Gambling can be addictive and can cause financial, emotional and relationship harm. If a night out stops feeling like a night out, confidential and free help is one phone call away — for you or for someone you care about.
Build the weekend
Most guests bolt an event onto one of our tailor-made journeys — three days of Queenstown, then one velvet evening. Check the destinations atlas for where each event sits.
Popular pairing
Four days of lake luxe finishing with the November weekend. Spa by day, tables by night.
18+ · Seats are limited
Tell us which event fits your dates — or ask us to build a weekend around one.
Reserve an evening