Australian Poker and Casino Guide

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Australian Poker and Casino Guide

Poker and casino gaming in Australia is booming. Poker in the Land Down Under (Australia) differs from any other country in the world in many ways. Knowledge of the available casinos and poker games (Texas Hold'em Poker or Omaha Poker) is a must for tourists visiting this beautiful country! For any poker player, having a game of poker while on holidays is essential, especially when overseas traveling. Here is what we have to offer in our wide brown land - Australia.

Australia Wide : Australia has the biggest free-roll poker league in the world (The APL - Australian Poker League). The Australian Poker League has over 500,000 members and 1 million dollars in prize money each year in 2 major tournaments. You can find a game in any corner of Australia every day and night FREE. You may not hang around for the rest of the APL season to play for the big prize money but you can have a great time and win some awesome prizes then and there. APL also offers online poker tournaments for its members. Remember, this is FREE FUN FOR ALL play poker free!

There is also the NPL (National Poker League) and the NPPL (National Pub Poker League) also providing free poker tournaments. There are also Sin City rooms and many poker leagues smaller then the APL, NPL and NPPL that cater for anyone any time. Check for these via the internet when you are at your destination.

In the state of New South Wales, we have the beautiful Star City Casino with poker tournaments and cash games running 24/7. Star City is currently undergoing a poker room upgrade to the value of 14 million dollars making it an even more special visit for poker enthusiasts. There are also many card rooms offering Texas Hold'em throughout Sydney Metropolitan and Regional Areas. Check the locality guides for information on these.

In the State of Victoria we have the world class Crown Casino where the famous Aussie Millions Poker Tournament Championship is held yearly. Crown Casino is a world class casino and has an accompanying world class poker room called Las Vegas. Here at Melbourne's little Las Vegas you can have a game on NL Hold'em, Omaha and play poker tournaments 24/7. Card rooms are not available in Victoria.

In the state of Queensland we have four casinos and quite a few card rooms to play poker in. The sunny Gold Coast is a popular tourist destination and we have made sure we cater for all you gaming needs. The casinos are as follows: Conrad Treasury Casino (Brisbane), Conrad Jupiters Casino (Gold Coast), Jupiters Townsville Casino (Townsville), Sofitel Reef Casino (Cairns). With so many card rooms and casinos there is no chance on missing out on a chance to play poker state. In the state of South Australia, the home state of Aussie Millions Winner and online poker player Stewart Scott we have Sky City Casino, formally Adelaide casino. Considering Adelaide is called the city of Churches, 1 casino is probably enough! There are card rooms available also; when visiting ensure you check your locality guide.

The state of Western Australia has only 1 casino. This is surprising with Western Australia having such a huge land mass. It appears easier for people to get involved in online gaming in this state. There are a few poker card rooms starting to open of late; please check the locality guide on arrival. Burswood Casino in Perth (Perth is the State Capital) is your only chance to get some live gaming action beyond poker in WA, unless you go to your laptop and download poker software and casino games!

The off shore state of Tasmania (The Apple Isle) has 2 casinos for you to choose from in the most 2 popular destinations. Wrest Point Hotel Casino (Hobart) and Country Club Casino (Launceston) are sure to blow your mind (or budget if you don't be careful).

In our Australian Capital Territory (The ACT - but also known as Canberra) we have only 1 casino being Casino Canberra. As with Western Australia take a Laptop and download poker and gaming software is probably a good idea. ACT is where you find our Parliament House, War Memorial and other great attractions you can view whilst casino hunting!

The Northern Territory caters for its casino gaming visitors in two hot spots Lasseters Hotel Casino (Alice Springs) and SKYCITY Darwin (formerly MGM Grand Casino). If venturing beyond these two major cities as with WA and ACT be sure to download poker and casino games!