What makes Poker for Venues so popular?
Draw patrons to your venue through the fun and excitement of playing in Australia’s premier poker league.
Time Out Entertainment is a total entertainment solutions provider and our aim is to help you pack your venue, boost your profits and provide your patrons with new experiences week in and week out.
This is why we have created an alliance partnership with the National Poker League so that we can offer you a Poker alternative to your current provider or add one of their poker nights as a new entertainment line up to your venue.
IF YOU HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM, CALL 1-800-GAMBLER. MyBookie works hard to provide our players with the largest offering of products available in the industry. It is our goal to give our customers a safe place online to bet with the absolute best service possible. Everyone here at the Australian Poker League would like to thank you all for participating in such a MASSIVE weekend of poker! The Saturday APL Million Satellite seated 158 players while the Sunday Season 2 State Champs brought in 321 players to battle for the $5,000 first place prize! .Attention all South Australia Players. On top of the $15,000 GTD Poker Classic that was announced yesterday, we are also happy to announce the NPL SA Venu. Starting Season 4 2017 select venues, click the link for details, players who place 1st, 2nd or 3rd will receive CASH prizes, 1st $300, 2nd $200 and 3rd $100 on the venues seasonal leaderboard.
Why should you consider booking your Poker night through Time Out Entertainment?
To put it simply, to reduce your weekly entertainment costs and improve your ROI by bunding all your entertainment together. When you bundle a poker night with another one of Time Out Entertainments services such as a QuizXpress Trivia Game Show night or Travingo a creative spin on Bingo not only do you have your other nights of the week covered but you’ll reduce your bottom line as well with a bundled price offer.
But the bundling opportunities don’t stop there, we also have other options you can consider in the areas of In-House Music, Music Videos and In-House advertising. We have an alliance partner in Visual Sounds who have a state of the art system that will exceed what your current system offers but at a cheaper price point. So you get more features at a lower price point. What more could you ask for!
Each of the entertainment offering amongst the alliance partners not only provide a premier service to your customers but overall by working together we can offer you a bundled solution at a cheaper price point which is fantastic news for your bottom line.
If Poker is of interest to you, then our alliance partner has many satisfied pubs and clubs who have been using their service for over 10 years and they can consistently provide a high ROI to your venue. The players they attract to your venue are amongst the highest spend per head of any poker league.
If you would like to know more, click the Request Quote button and we’ll contact you to discuss the various options that are available.
Frequently Asked Questions
You've got questions? We've got answers! Everything you thought to ask, and some things you didn't. This is a collection of the most common queries we get on this event from our customers. We recommend you have a read to ensure you're not caught out on the day. If there's anything you're still unsure of, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Don’t worry, come on down to a game and our friendly Tournament Directors will teach you the basics, we are a social league and encourage beginners to come and play.
Q: How do I join the league and do I have to pay a fee to join?
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We are delighted you are interested in becoming a member of Australia’s premier poker league. To start your poker journey, simply register your details at any NPL nightly event. It’s free to join and we pay out over $5,000,000 a year in cash & prizes.
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Visit the What's On page or check below for a list of venues near you.
Q: Other players on the poker table keep calling me a ‘Donkey’, What does this mean?
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If a poker player is called a donkey, he's a bad player who makes blatantly bad poker plays. This term is used for a weak or inexperienced player, especially one who plays his hand against the odds and doesn't fold poor hands.
| Full name | Gold Coast City Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Sharks |
| Founded | 1966 (as Palm Beach SC) |
| Ground | Super Sports Centre, Runaway Bay |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Coach | Grae Piddick |
| League | NPL Queensland |
| 2016 | 2nd |
| Website | Club website |
Gold Coast City FC is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The club was formed in 1966 as Palm Beach SC before changing their name in 2016 when joining the Queensland NPL.[1] The club currently competes in the National Premier League Queensland.
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History[edit]
Palm Beach[edit]
In 1964 Eddie Wardell organised a group of boys, one of which was his son, to play football out of Palm Beach and compete in a three team football competition against Kingscliff and Twin Towns. The first game for Palm Beach was held at Salk Oval and the team members wore plain green T-shirts but the team would later move to a council paddock also located in Palm Beach. By 1965 the local Gold Coast Association football competition wanted a presence in Palm Beach and invited the team to join the local junior competitions. The first official playing strip was debuted in 1965 which was a plain T-shirt that embossed with a single blue stripe.
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In 1966 the team incorporated three teams; under 8s, under 10s and under 12s. During sign on time it was decided the team needed to unofficially become a club and held its inaugural meeting in the Currumbin RSL. Neville Cripps, a father of a Palm Beach player, was elected the first president and names for the club began being thrown around. Names such as Palm Beach Hotspurs and Palm Beach Pilchards were put forward at the meeting but Palm Beach Currumbin Soccer Club was voted the winner. In 1966 the club began wearing playing strip which was a white shirt emblazoned with a large blue vee.
1971 saw the council reclaim the playing field of the club and urgent calls to council were made which led to a field behind the Tugun Bowls Club becoming their new home ground. With the team being located in Tugun their official name was changed to the Palm Beach Currumbin Tugun Soccer Club. The following year while John Neumann was developing the suburb of Palm Beach he suggested to the club that they should attempt to be given two recreational fields in Mallawa Drive, Palm Beach. Club president Mal Sutherland met with the council which would eventually lead to the club being given two fields at their present location on Mallawa Drive. The Palm Beach Currumbin Lions Football Club donated the blue and white striped strip that the club would begin wearing.
The Gold Coast Association decided in 1975 to begin a senior football competition and the following year Palm Beach would enter their first senior team. By 1977 the building of a clubhouse began as well as the instalment of the floodlights which allowed the club to hold night training sessions. In 1979 a club meeting was held which resulted in the decision for the club to become the first soccer club on the Gold Coast to register as a limited company. 1979 also saw Palm Beach enter an under 16s team in the Brisbane South competition in an attempt to attract higher quality players to begin playing on the Gold Coast and more specifically at Palm Beach. 1983 saw the additional of more floodlights which allowed the club to host night matches as well as the club introducing the shark as the emblem and officially become the Palm Beach Sharks.
In June 1992 the club was granted a full licence by the Licensing Commission which allowed the Sharks apply and be given permission to install poker machines. Thirty year anniversary celebrations took place for the Sharks in 1997 at the Currumbin RSL, the venue in which the club held their first meeting 31 years earlier. In 2000 the Sharks were invited to compete in the Brisbane-based State League. The Sharks would prove their worth in 2005 by capturing the minor premiership, the premier cup as well as finishing runner up in the championship. In 2008 the club would withdraw senior teams from all Brisbane competition due to a lack of funds. In October 2012 it was announced that Football Federation Australia granted the Palm Beach Sharks a five-year licence into the newly formed National Premier Leagues Queensland along with teams from Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast and Townsville.
Joining Queensland NPL[edit]
From 2016 Palm Beach teams competing in the National Premier Leagues Competitions are called Gold Coast City FC, to represent all the Gold Coast community.
Competition timeline[edit]
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| Competition | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPL Queensland | 9th | W | 5th | R/U | R/U |
| NPLQ Finals | DNQ | W | DNQ | SF | SF |
| FFA Cup | A | QF | R5 | R5 | QF |
Honours[edit]
- Brisbane Premier League
- Premiers (1): 2005
- Brisbane Premier Cup
- Winners (1): 2005
- NPL Queensland
- Champions (1): 2014
- Premiers (1): 2014
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References[edit]
National Poker League South Australia Map
- ^'Gold Coast FC to Unite Coast'. Football Queensland. The Football Queensland. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.