Pokies in Tauranga: Venues and Gaming Machines
At the end of June 2026, 28 venues in Tauranga held licences for 417 gaming machines (pokies), according to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). A year earlier the district had 27 venues and 400 machines, a net change of 1 more venue. Below is every licensed pokie venue in Tauranga, with its address, venue type and number of machines, followed by what players lost on those machines.
Pokie venues in Tauranga
| Venue and address | Type | Machines |
|---|---|---|
| McSwiggans Irish Pub Shop 1, 158 Cambridge Road, Bethlehem, Tauranga 3110 | Tavern | 9 |
| Marble Bar and Gaming 17/1000 Cameron Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112 | Tavern | 12 |
| TAB Greerton 1333 Cameron Road, Gate Pa, Tauranga 3112 | TAB | 9 |
| The Taps in Maungatapu 291 Maungatapu Road, Maungatapu, Tauranga 3112 | Tavern | 9 |
| Club Mount Maunganui 45 Kawaka Street, Mount Maunganui 3116 | Commercial Club | 18 |
| Mount Maunganui Returned Services Association 544 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui 3116 | RSA Club | 18 |
| Mount Social Club 305 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui 3116 | Tavern | 18 |
| Cheers Tavern 15 Owens Place, Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty 3116 | Tavern | 18 |
| Mount Mellick 317 Maunganui Road, Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty 3150 | Tavern | 9 |
| Jack Dusty’s Ale House 50 Bureta Road, Otumoetai, Tauranga 3110 | Tavern | 18 |
| Captain Jacks Bar 546 Papamoa Beach Road, Papamoa, Bay of Plenty 3003 | Tavern | 9 |
| Papa Mo’s T13, Exclesa Centre, 4 Golden Sands Drive, Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty 3118 | Tavern | 9 |
| TAB Papamoa T6 42 Gravatt Road, Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty 3118 | TAB | 9 |
| The Flying Mullet Ale House 4/38 Gravatt Road, Papamoa Beach, Papamoa 3118 | Tavern | 18 |
| City Sports Bar and Gaming Lounge 20 Hamilton Street, Tauranga 3110 | Tavern | 18 |
| Marty’s Pool Bar 9 Elizabeth Street, Tauranga 3110 | Tavern | 18 |
| TAB Cameron Road 501 Cameron Road, Tauranga 3110 | TAB | 9 |
| The Raft 65 Chapel Street, Tauranga 3110 | Restaurant | 18 |
| Cruzaz Bar Cafe 265 Otumoetai Road, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3001 | Tavern | 18 |
| H2O Bar Tauranga 104 Devonport Road, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3110 | Tavern | 18 |
| Renners Bar 1339 Cameron Road, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3112 | Tavern | 18 |
| Rusty Bar & Restaurant 109 The Strand, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3110 | Restaurant | 18 |
| Tauranga Citizens Club 170 Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3001 | Commercial Club | 18 |
| Tenpin Tauranga 135 Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3001 | Ten Pin Bowling | 18 |
| The Clover Irish Bar and Eatery 80 Willow Street, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3110 | Tavern | 18 |
| Worlds End Restaurant & Bar Shop 7 Fraser Cove 229-233 Fraser Street, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3001, Tauranga Central, Tauranga 3001 | Tavern | 18 |
| Lakes Sports Bar 5/204 Taurikura Drive, Tauriko, Tauranga 3110 | Tavern | 9 |
| Welcome Bay Sports Bar 250 Welcome Bay Road, Welcome Bay, Tauranga 3112 | Tavern | 18 |
Venues by suburb or town: Tauranga Central (8), Tauranga (4), Mount Maunganui (3), Papamoa Beach (3), Mt Maunganui (2), Gate Pa (2), Papamoa (1), Otumoetai (1), Tauriko (1), Bethlehem (1), Maungatapu (1), Welcome Bay (1). 18 of the 28 venues run the maximum of 18 machines. 3 of the 28 venues are clubs (RSA, sports, cosmopolitan or similar); the rest are pubs, hotels, TAB venues and other commercial premises. The Gambling Act 2003 caps a pub or club at 18 machines, and venues first licensed after 17 October 2001 at 9 unless the Minister approved more.
How much players lose on pokies in Tauranga
Players in Tauranga lost $10.2 million on pub and club pokies in the April-June 2026 quarter, up 9.8% on $9.3 million in April-June 2025. Over the four quarters to June 2026 the total was $38.2 million (up 3.1% on the previous four quarters). Across New Zealand the figure for the same quarter was $267.1 million, so Tauranga accounted for 3.8% of national pokie losses outside casinos.
| Quarter | Gaming machine profits |
|---|---|
| Jul-Sep 2024 | $9.9 million |
| Oct-Dec 2024 | $9.3 million |
| Jan-Mar 2025 | $8.6 million |
| Apr-Jun 2025 | $9.3 million |
| Jul-Sep 2025 | $9.4 million |
| Oct-Dec 2025 | $9.7 million |
| Jan-Mar 2026 | $8.9 million |
| Apr-Jun 2026 | $10.2 million |
Who runs the machines and where the money goes
Pokies in pubs and clubs are class 4 gambling. Only a corporate society, such as a community trust or a club, can hold the licence, and the profit after tax and costs must go to authorised purposes such as community grants. In Tauranga the main licence holders are Grassroots Trust Limited (6), The Lion Foundation 2008 (5), One Foundation Limited (3).
Looking for somewhere to bet on racing or sport? Our TAB Tauranga list has every TAB store, pub TAB and club TAB in the district.
More pokie venues in Bay of Plenty
Western Bay of Plenty (8) · Rotorua (23) · Whakatane (11) · Kawerau (2) · Opotiki (4) · All of New Zealand
Before you play
If gambling is costing more than you planned, the Gambling Helpline is free and open 24/7 on 0800 654 655 or by free text to 8006. Under section 310 of the Gambling Act 2003 a venue manager must, when you ask, issue an exclusion order that bars you from the gambling area of that venue for up to 2 years. More options are on our gambling help page.
Prefer to play from home? Our online pokies guide explains how online pokies differ from pub machines, and our gambling law page covers what is legal in New Zealand.
Source: Department of Internal Affairs, Quarterly List of Venues and Gaming Machines (June 2026) and Class 4 Gambling Expenditure by Quarter and District, published on data.govt.nz. Gaming machine profits (GMP) are the amounts players put into the machines minus the prizes paid out, before tax and grants. Opening hours are not part of the DIA data; check with the venue.