Hospitality First
Hosts are hired for warmth before card skills. Every guest should feel invited into the game, not tested by it — that culture is trained, rehearsed and reviewed after every event.
Who We Are
About Casino Moments
A Wellington event production company with one specialty, done properly: casino-themed evenings where the entertainment is real and the money never is.
Our Story
From One Table to a Full Production House
Casino Moments began in 2019 with a single blackjack table, a borrowed van and a simple observation: the best parties give guests something to do together. Our founders — one from hospitality, one from theatre production — hosted their first evening for a friend's 40th birthday in Newtown, and the bookings never stopped.
Seven years on, we run a fleet of 26 tables, a trained host team, and a production workshop in Te Aro where branded chips and table details are prepared for every event. We have produced 342 evenings across the Wellington region, from twelve-seat dinners to a 240-guest gala.
What has never changed is the principle we started with: our tables are entertainment, full stop. Symbolic chips, points scoring, and hosts whose only job is to make sure everyone — first-timer or regular — has a wonderful night.
Our Values
How We Work
Entertainment Only
No real money, no exceptions. Symbolic chips and points scoring are written into every contract and briefed to every host. It keeps the night light — and keeps everyone comfortable.
Production Discipline
Theatre roots show in how we run events: one producer, one run sheet, timings to the minute. Clients approve a plan and then get to enjoy their own party.
The Team
The People Behind the Tables
A core team of eight, joined by our trained event host pool of up to fourteen on larger productions.
Harriet Moss
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Fifteen years in hospitality management. Designs every guest journey from invitation to farewell.
Daniel Keane
Co-Founder & Head of Production
Former theatre stage manager. Owns the run sheets, the logistics and the workshop in Te Aro.
Priya Tailor
Senior Event Producer
Your main contact on corporate productions. Known for venue negotiations that finish early and under budget.
Rawiri Walker
Head Host & Trainer
Leads the host team and runs our dealer school. Can teach blackjack to a full table in four minutes flat.
Sinead Lyons
Client & VIP Concierge
Manages private and VIP bookings, guest communications and the details nobody notices until they're missing.
Theo Fairburn
Branding & Design Lead
Designs custom chips, signage and photo zones. His branded chip sets have outlived several client rebrands.
Mele 'Ofa
Operations Coordinator
Fleet, transport and scheduling. If a table fits through a doorway anywhere in Wellington, Mele already knows.
Jonah Brand
Workshop & Maintenance
Keeps 26 tables event-ready: felt, finishes, wheels balanced and every chip set counted in and out.
Track Record
Casino Moments in Numbers
2019
Founded in Wellington
342
Events produced to date
28,400+
Guests hosted
96%
Clients who rebook or refer
Work With Us
Planning Something Special?
We would love to hear about it. Send a short brief and our producers will come back with ideas within two working days.
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