Free pokies and free poker online in New Zealand

Numbers appear here as soon as players from this place play a few games this week.

Updated: November 11 at 12:37 PM UTC

Anubis City is a free online game where New Zealanders play free pokies, Texas Hold’em, blackjack, roulette and bingo with real people, in a pixel-art Egyptian city that runs in the browser. Everything is played with free coins called debens: nothing is for sale, and there is no money to win or lose.

Kiwis know pokies from the pub: about 13,600 machines in some 950 pubs and clubs in mid-2026, their profits going out as community grants — what the law calls class 4 gambling. None of the pokie rules touch a free game, and neither do the rules for online casinos; the legal section below explains why.

New Zealand also starts the day. When it is evening in Auckland, Europe is having breakfast, so a table here can seat locals, early risers from Europe and AI players filling the gaps.

Free poker online on both sides of the Tasman

New Zealand is two hours ahead of Sydney, so Kiwi and Australian evenings overlap and can share a table in the Temple of Fortune. The game is No-Limit Hold’em for five or nine, blinds from 50/100 to 5,000/10,000 debens, 15 seconds a move. Computer players carry an “AI” mark, so you always know who is real.

For a game with your mates, a saved character opens a private table and shares the code or a link; guests can join too. Hold’em in the Temple of Fortune.

Numbers appear here as soon as players from this place play a few games this week.

Free bingo online — housie, whatever you call it

Plenty of Kiwis still call it housie, and the club game is usually 90-ball. The Hall of Seshat plays 75-ball: a 5×5 card with a free space, a prize for the first line in any direction and a bigger one for the full card. Choose an auto hall to let the numbers mark themselves, or a manual one to dab them yourself and shout first. Bingo rules.

Numbers appear here as soon as players from this place play a few games this week.

Blackjack and roulette

The Hall of Thoth deals blackjack from six decks: the dealer stands on soft 17, a natural pays 3 to 2, and you can double, split up to four hands and take insurance. Blackjack rules.

The Rotunda of Shai spins a single-zero wheel for the whole table about every half minute, and up to 40 players can bet on the same spin. How the shared spin works.

Numbers appear here as soon as players from this place play a few games this week.

Free pokies NZ: three machines in the Treasury of Ra

Three pokies stand in the Treasury of Ra. Sevens of Ra is a three-reel classic that pays small wins often. Book of Thoth is quiet for long stretches and then opens ten free spins with an expanding symbol. Treasures of Horus locks golden scarabs in place for Hold & Win and four jackpots. Each pays back about 95% of bets over time. The three machines.

Numbers appear here as soon as players from this place play a few games this week.

New Zealand’s top players this week

The ten Kiwis with the most experience this week, from every game in the city. Only players who chose to show their country are named.

The weekly top is shown when at least five players from here have chosen to show their place.

Cities in New Zealand

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin — a city appears here once a player picks it under My city. Smaller towns that aren’t in the list can choose the nearest city or just New Zealand.

How to start playing from New Zealand

  1. Open the game on this site and come in as a guest.
  2. Walk to any building on the square and sit down — you begin with 100,000 debens, and Ra’s Boat brings more every ten minutes.
  3. In your profile, choose My city and find your city, so your games count for New Zealand.

Questions

Do these pokies pay out?

Only in debens, inside the game — and debens can’t be withdrawn, sold or swapped for anything of value.

Is Anubis City one of the new licensed online casinos?

No. It is a free game with no money in it, so it is not an online casino in the sense of the new Act and needs no licence.

Can I play with friends in Australia?

Yes. Everyone plays in the same city; add each other as friends and meet at a table or open a private one.

Do I need to download anything?

No. A browser is enough, on a computer, a phone or a tablet.

Nearby

Place names: GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0.

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Pick your city in the profile — your games will count for it in the weekly rankings.

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