Every Tuesday & Thursday!

Kalooki Tournaments at Genting Casino Blackpool!

Join us every Tuesday & Thursday from 1:30pm - 5pm. Initial buy in of £5 to secure your spot in the tournament.

Play in a Heat, Semi-Final, and then the Final. Don't forget Re-Buys are available.

Free soft drinks available throughout the tournaments.

How to Join

Speak with our friendly tournament host who can assign you a seat from 12:30pm.

We can't wait to see at Genting Casino Blackpool - Good Luck!

Never played before? Here’s a run down of the game:

How to Play Kalooki

Kalooki is a game that is closely related to Rummy. The aim is to try to get rid of your cards that you have in your hand. You will be using 2 decks of cards (52 cards in each deck) and 2 Jokers, a total 106. 2. Tables are made up of 3, 4 or 5 players only and can be up to 30 players in one competition.

Card Values:

• The Ace = 11 points
• All Picture Cards (Jack, Queens and Kings) = 10 points
• Number 2 up to number 10 are face value
• Jokers or WILD card = 15 points

To begin the ‘Dealer’ will shuffle the deck and deal 13 cards to each player around the table. The rest of the deck is placed in front of the dealer as a Draw pile. The player on the left goes first.

Next you want to make some ‘sets’ with your cards. The most well known is called a ‘Run’ and it consists of three or more cards that are of the same suit and in ascending order e.g. 2, 3,4 or a Jack, Queen, King etc. Aces can be both low and high. Jokers are wild so this means you can also use a Joker card to complete sets if you need to. A run can also be any length as long as you have the correct cards in your hand.

When you play your cards, you want to aim to get around 50 points minimum, for example if you were to declare you were making a 5-card run e.g. 9, 10, Jack Queen and a King you have 49 points in total. 9+10+10+10+10 = 49 points. Any cards left in your hand at the end will incur what’s known as penalty points. You would tally up these card values and this would be your score at the end of the round. If you go over 101 points, you’re out!

It's not just a game – it's a battle of wits and strategy! Come and play, outsmart and win. See you at the tables!