If you are looking for a war table at Skycity Auckland NZ then yes they have a war table to enjoy. Skycity Auckland is New Zealand’s largest casino. Located in Central Auckland, it provides table and slot machine gaming, with 2100 gaming machines and 110 gaming tables. The facility includes the 328-metre (1,076 ft) Sky Tower, two hotels, convention centre, a 700-seat theatre, and more than 20 restaurants and bars with regular live bands, DJs and other entertainment. It opened on 2 February 1996. By 2017 it will also house a convention centre catering for up to 3500 guests, costing $402 million.
Skycity Entertainment Group, also known as simply Skycity, is a gaming and entertainment company based in Auckland, New Zealand. It owns and operates five casino properties in New Zealand and Australia, which include a variety of restaurants and bars, two luxury hotels, convention centres, and Auckland’s Sky Tower.
The group was established in 1996 as the owner of the Skycity Auckland complex. In 1998 it took over operations of the complex from Harrah’s Entertainment.
Skycity casinos often depend to a large degree on several hundred high-stakes gamblers, often from East Asia, who may gamble hundreds of thousands of dollars in one visit to a casino.
Few facts about Skycity Auckland NZ
Since opening its original Auckland casino on 2 February 1996, Skycity has expanded its operations to several New Zealand and Australian cities. In June 2000, it bought the Adelaide Casino. It added another casino to its portfolio when it opened Skycity Queenstown in the alpine resort of Queenstown. In July 2004 it bought the Darwin Casino and Hotel from MGM Mirage and rebranded it as Skycity Darwin. Then in June 2004 it acquired a 40.5% holding in the Christchurch Casino when it bought Aspinal Limited.
On May 21, 2019, Skycity announced a long-term agreement with Malta-based Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) to supply technology for Skycity’s new real-money online casino. The site, which will operate using GiG’s Malta Gaming Authority online gambling license, launched in the third quarter of 2019.
The Skycity group owns five casinos in Australia and New Zealand: Skycity Auckland, Skycity Hamilton, Skycity Queenstown, Skycity Wharf Casino, and Adelaide Casino.
Skycity Hotel, Auckland is a four-star casino hotel. It is one of New Zealand’s busiest hotels and is located inside the main Auckland complex. It serves mainly families, business people and casino customers. It offers 323 rooms, which were refurbished in 2013.
Casino War at Skycity Auckland NZ
To join the action, simply place your cash on the table and the Dealer will exchange it for gaming chips – then you’re ready to go! After playing, go to the cashier to change any chips back to cash or take them to another table to continue the fun.
Casino War is one of the easiest Table Games. One card is dealt to each player on the table and one to the dealer. If your card beats the dealer’s card, you win! If both you and the dealer have the same rank card; you can choose to ‘Go to War’ and try to beat the dealer with a second card. Cards rank from lowest to highest as follows: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace. All suits of cards have the same rank.
Before any cards are dealt, you may place either a ‘Casino War’ wager or a ‘Tie’ wager or both, in the appropriate wagering areas of the layout. You and any other player with a wager will then be dealt one card each face-up and then one card is dealt face-up to the dealer. If your first card is of a higher rank than the dealer’s first card, your ‘Casino War’ wager will win and be paid at odds of 1 to 1. If the dealer’s first card is of a higher rank than your first card, your ‘Casino War’ wager will lose. In the event that your first card and the dealer’s first card are of equal rank and you have placed a ‘Casino War’ wager, you can then decide whether to ‘Surrender’ or ‘Go to War’.
Surrender If you choose to ‘Surrender’ simply advise the dealer. You will lose half your ‘Casino War’ wager.
If you choose to ‘Go to War’, you will be required to place a ‘Go to War’ wager (of an equal value to your initial ‘Casino War’ wager) on the right hand side of your ‘Casino War’ wager. The dealer will discard three cards. You and any other player with a ‘Go to War’ wager will then be dealt one card each face up and then one card is dealt face up to the dealer. Where your additional card is of a higher rank than the dealer’s additional card, you will be paid at odds of 1 to 1 for your ‘Go to War’ wager only.
Your ‘Casino War’ wager will be a ‘stand off’ where it shall neither win nor lose. Where your additional card is of equal rank to the dealer’s additional card, you will be paid at odds of 2 to 1 for your ‘Go to War’ wager only. Your ‘Casino War’ wager will be a ‘stand off’ where it shall neither win nor lose. Where your additional card is of a lower rank than the dealer’s additional card, you will lose your ‘Casino War’ wager and your ‘Go to War’ wager.
Your ‘Tie’ wager will win and be paid at odds of 10 to 1 if both your first card and the dealer’s first card are equal in rank otherwise it shall lose.
Points to note:
Table limits Table Games have varying minimum and maximum bets. Before you sit down, please check the sign displaying the betting range at the table.
As with all Table Games, if you are not sure about a bet or the rules of the game, just ask one of our Dealers for assistance. They will be happy to explain anything about the game that you may not understand or provide you with further information in relation to the rules.
You must be aged 20 years or older to enter the gaming areas of SkyCity.
You can learn to play Table Games at Skycity Auckland including Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Poker, Texas Hold’em, Three Card Poker and Caribbean Stud Poker. There is $400 Learn to Play Package (for up to 10 people) which includes:
- Exclusive use of one of the available Table Games with a professional Dealer for 1 hour
- A beverage per person
- A $10 Single Bet Chip per person, which can be used when playing at any selected Table Game at SkyCity Auckland
Or take $620 Premium Learn to Play Package (for up to 10 people) which includes:
- Exclusive use of one of our available Table Games with a professional Dealer for 1 hour
- Two beverages per person
- A $10 Single Bet Chip per person, which can be used when playing at any selected Table Game at SkyCity Auckland
- Delicious platters from Sammy’s Lounge
Now visit Skycity Auckland in the heart of Auckland City, close to the central bus and train station and under an hour from Auckland Airport. Corner Victoria and Federal Streets Auckland New Zealand.