Pokies in Waipa: Venues and Gaming Machines
At the end of June 2026, 14 venues in Waipa held licences for 205 gaming machines (pokies), according to the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). A year earlier the district had 14 venues and 205 machines, the same number of venues. Below is every licensed pokie venue in Waipa, with its address, venue type and number of machines, followed by what players lost on those machines.
Pokie venues in Waipa
| Venue and address | Type | Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Cosmopolitan Club 88/94 Burns Street, Cambridge, Waikato 3432 | Cosmopolitan Club | 7 |
| Group One Turf Bar 75 Duke Street, Cambridge 3434 | Tavern | 18 |
| Stallions Bar & Grill Cambridge 75 Victoria Street, Cambridge 3434 | Tavern | 18 |
| TAB Cambridge 75 Duke Street, Cambridge 3434 | TAB | 9 |
| The Clubhouse Cafe & Sports Bar 1 Taylor Street, Cambridge 3434 | Tavern | 9 |
| Star Tavern (Te Awamutu) 58 Lyon Street, Kihikihi, Te Awamutu 3800 | Tavern | 18 |
| 5 Stags Leamington 9 Campbell Street, Leamington, Cambridge 3432 | Tavern | 18 |
| Joy’s Place 44 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu 3800 | Tavern | 18 |
| Oval Sports Bar 13/670 Cambridge Road, Te Awamutu, Waikato 3800 | Tavern | 9 |
| Peach and Porker Corner Alexandra and Roche Streets, Te Awamutu, Waikato 3800 | Restaurant | 18 |
| Stallions 20-32 Arawata Street, Te Awamutu, Waikato 3800 | Tavern | 9 |
| Te Awamutu & District Memorial RSA 381 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu 3800 | RSA Club | 18 |
| The Firkin Sports Bar Unit 1, 235 Sloane Street, Te Awamutu 3800 | Tavern | 18 |
| Waipa Workingmens Club 139 Albert Park Drive, Te Awamutu 3800 | Workingmen’s Club | 18 |
Venues by suburb or town: Te Awamutu (7), Cambridge (5), Leamington (1), Kihikihi (1). 9 of the 14 venues run the maximum of 18 machines. 3 of the 14 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 Waipa
Players in Waipa lost $2.8 million on pub and club pokies in the April-June 2026 quarter, up 16.2% on $2.4 million in April-June 2025. Over the four quarters to June 2026 the total was $10.7 million (up 9.0% on the previous four quarters). Across New Zealand the figure for the same quarter was $267.1 million, so Waipa accounted for 1.1% of national pokie losses outside casinos.
| Quarter | Gaming machine profits |
|---|---|
| Jul-Sep 2024 | $2.6 million |
| Oct-Dec 2024 | $2.5 million |
| Jan-Mar 2025 | $2.3 million |
| Apr-Jun 2025 | $2.4 million |
| Jul-Sep 2025 | $2.7 million |
| Oct-Dec 2025 | $2.6 million |
| Jan-Mar 2026 | $2.5 million |
| Apr-Jun 2026 | $2.8 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 Waipa the main licence holders are Grassroots Trust Limited (8), CAMBRIDGE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB INCORPORATED (1), Pub Charity Limited (1).
Looking for somewhere to bet on racing or sport? Our TAB Waipa list has every TAB store, pub TAB and club TAB in the district.
More pokie venues in Waikato
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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.