River Rats Poker League reserves the rights to change and/or modify any of these Terms and Conditions without notice at any time without warning. It is the responsibility of the members to keep up to date with these Terms and Conditions.
River Rats Poker League will attempt to inform all members either through the News & Updates section or via SMS of changes to these Terms and Conditions.
Current Promotions
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Previous Promotions
Current Promotions
Linked Mystery Jackpot (wash)
River Rats Linked Mystery Jackpot Terms and Conditions
- The promoter is River Rats Poker League.
- The name of the game is RIVER RATS LINKED MYSTERY JACKPOT referred to as “Jackpot”.
- Participation in this game implies acceptance of all rules and conditions.
- $30 from each tournament will be added to the Jackpot. $20 will be added to the primary Jackpot and $10 will be added to a secondary Jackpot.
4.1. Once the Jackpot reaches $1000, $20 will go to the secondary Jackpot, and $10 will go to a secondary +1 Jackpot (tertiary jackpot) - The secondary Jackpot will take the place of the Primary Jackpot once the Primary Jackpot goes off.
- Each Jackpot will be capped at $1000. see #4.1
- Entry into the game is gained by players playing their first hand in the tournament.
- Subject to satisfying the entry requirement, a player will receive 1 entry to the Jackpot draw.
- When a player wins a tournament, the Tournament Director will select a card from the deck and reveal this card is in the deck, then the Tournament Director will wash the cards continuously until the player selects a card. If the card they select is the card the Tournament Director selected, they will win the primary Jackpot.
- The Jackpot will be paid to the winner into their bank account, no later than 7 business days after they have won.
- The winner of the Jackpot will be required to provide their banking information.
- From time to time, River Rats Poker League will introduce promotions allowing additional spins at the Jackpot.
- The winning name of the successful entrant will be published on social media so that all players who had a ticket in the draw have the opportunity to see the result.
Special Circumstances
- In the event of multiple tournaments across multiple venues on the same night, If two players win the Jackpot on the same night, each winner will receive 50% of the primary Jackpot.
- In the event of two or more players doing a deal and splitting the tournament prize pool, the Jackpot draw will be awarded to the chip leader
2.1. In the event of an even chip count, there will be a single-hand playoff
References
- Digital Wheel Draw – www.wheelofnames.com name randomizer
Linked Mystery Jackpot (spin)
River Rats Linked Mystery Jackpot Terms and Conditions
- The promoter is River Rats Poker League.
- The name of the game is RIVER RATS LINKED MYSTERY JACKPOT referred to as “Jackpot”.
- Participation in this game implies acceptance of all rules and conditions.
- $30 from each tournament will be added to the Jackpot. $20 will be added to the primary Jackpot and $10 will be added to a secondary Jackpot.
4.1. Once the Jackpot reaches $1000, $20 will go to the secondary Jackpot, and $10 will go to a secondary +1 Jackpot (tertiary jackpot) - The secondary Jackpot will take the place of the Primary Jackpot once the Primary Jackpot goes off.
- Each Jackpot will be capped at $1000. see #4.1
- Entry into the game is gained by players playing their first hand in the tournament.
- Subject to satisfying the entry requirement, a player will receive 1 entry to the Jackpot draw.
- When a player wins a tournament, they will select a card from the deck and spin the Wheel Draw, and if their card is displayed on the Wheel Draw, they will win the primary Jackpot.
- The Jackpot will be paid to the winner into their bank account, no later than 7 business days after they have won.
- The winner of the Jackpot will be required to provide their banking information.
- From time to time, River Rats Poker League will introduce promotions allowing additional spins at the Jackpot.
- The winning name of the successful entrant will be published on social media so that all players who had a ticket in the draw have the opportunity to see the result.
Special Circumstances
- In the event of multiple tournaments across multiple venues on the same night, If two players win the Jackpot on the same night, each winner will receive 50% of the primary Jackpot.
- In the event of two or more players doing a deal and splitting the tournament prize pool, the Jackpot draw will be awarded to the chip leader
2.1. In the event of an even chip count, there will be a single hand playoff
References
- Digital Wheel Draw – www.wheelofnames.com name randomizer
Super Bounty
Super Bounty Terms and Conditions
- The promoter is River Rats Poker League.
- The name of the game is SUPER BOUNTY.
- Participation in this game implies acceptance of all rules and conditions.
- ONE players bounty chip will be worth 4x the normal bounty. (if the normal bounty is $5, this bounty will be worth $20)
- At the commencement of the game, and in private, all players who have paid their buyin will be added to a wheel draw.
- ONE name will be drawn, a photo taken of the result and the result kept private.
- Once the Super Bounty gets taken out, the player who eliminated them receives the $20 on the spot, and one bounty chip is taken off them.
References
- Digital Wheel Draw – www.wheelofnames.com name randomizer
Best Hand
Best Hand Terms and Conditions
- The promoter is River Rats Poker League.
- The name of the game is BEST HAND.
- Participation in this game implies acceptance of all rules and conditions.
- Each player is asked if they wish to enter the Best Hand PRIOR to the commencement of their first hand.
- Entry into Best Hand is OPTIONAL.
- Best Hand will cost no more than $2 and the Tournament Director will record who has entered the Best Hand promotion.
- The hand is null and void if the hand result was due to a Rabbit Hunt.
- When a player wins a significant hand, they may alert the Tournament Director of what hand they had.
- The hand must be tabled, and all players at the table must clearly see the contents of the hand.
- The hand is not required to play to a Showdown.
- The player with the best hand at the break will win the kitty.
Special Circumstances
- In the event of a best hand split pot (i.e the board runs 4 4 4 4 A then all players involved in that hand will split the best hand pot)
Terms and Conditions
Partnership
- From time to time River Rats Poker League will enter into partnership arrangements with other companies.
- By joining River Rats Poker League you allow River Rats Poker League to register your details with River Rats Poker League partners. These partners may then offer you the opportunity to become a member of their respective programs.
Use of Information/Privacy
- By becoming a member of River Rats Poker League, unless otherwise advised, each member agrees that River Rats Poker League may use your personal information for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes without seeking your approval and the River Rats Poker League has the right to send you information or promotional material via SMS, Email or mail.
- River Rats Poker League may also use information gained about members for research to develop future products, services and offers.
- All information accumulated by River Rats Poker League is for the use of River Rats Poker League. River Rats Poker League undertakes not to sell member information to any other person or organization that is unrelated to River Rats Poker League.
Points
- River Rats Poker League may from time to time conduct promotional activities that entitle members to reward points.
Competitions
- Any member of River Rats Poker League who participates in any River Rats Poker League competition agrees to abide by the River Rats Poker League Competition Terms and Conditions.
- All chips used in River Rats Poker League events have no monetary value.
- River Rats Poker League customers agree to be photographed whilst participating in River Rats Poker League events and agree to the publication of these images in all forms of media such as, but not limited to, marketing material such as brochures, social media pages, newspapers, magazines, and websites. Players agree to waive any rights they may have regarding the use of these images and their likeness.
Privacy Policy
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- Name
- Contact information including email address
- Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
- Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
For the exhaustive list of cookies we collect see the List of cookies we collect section.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- Whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
- If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by emailing us at admin@riverrats.com.au
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to admin@riverrats.com.au
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
List of cookies we collect
The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.
| COOKIE name | COOKIE Description |
| CART | The association with your shopping cart. |
| CATEGORY_INFO | Stores the category info on the page, that allows to display pages more quickly. |
| COMPARE | The items that you have in the Compare Products list. |
| CURRENCY | Your preferred currency |
| CUSTOMER | An encrypted version of your customer id with the store. |
| CUSTOMER_AUTH | An indicator if you are currently logged into the store. |
| CUSTOMER_INFO | An encrypted version of the customer group you belong to. |
| CUSTOMER_SEGMENT_IDS | Stores the Customer Segment ID |
| EXTERNAL_NO_CACHE | A flag, which indicates whether caching is disabled or not. |
| FRONTEND | You sesssion ID on the server. |
| GUEST-VIEW | Allows guests to edit their orders. |
| LAST_CATEGORY | The last category you visited. |
| LAST_PRODUCT | The most recent product you have viewed. |
| NEWMESSAGE | Indicates whether a new message has been received. |
| NO_CACHE | Indicates whether it is allowed to use cache. |
| PERSISTENT_SHOPPING_CART | A link to information about your cart and viewing history if you have asked the site. |
| POLL | The ID of any polls you have recently voted in. |
| POLLN | Information on what polls you have voted on. |
| RECENTLYCOMPARED | The items that you have recently compared. |
| STF | Information on products you have emailed to friends. |
| STORE | The store view or language you have selected. |
| USER_ALLOWED_SAVE_COOKIE | Indicates whether a customer allowed to use cookies. |
| VIEWED_PRODUCT_IDS | The products that you have recently viewed. |
| WISHLIST | An encrypted list of products added to your Wishlist. |
| WISHLIST_CNT | The number of items in your Wishlist. |
Previous Promotions
The Golden Ticket
Golden Ticket Terms and Conditions
- The name of the game is THE GOLDEN TICKET.
- The draw will be conducted each Wednesday at approximately 4 PM via the River Rats Poker League Facebook Page on a live recording.
- The prize is 7 days of free ENTRY (excluding addons, where they are not included in the initial buyin amount) into all River Rats Poker League games (games can be found HERE)
- The prize does not include rebuys or add-ons at participating games.
- The prize must be used within the next 7 days, and cannot be transferred to other weeks (see special circumstance #1).
- The prize cannot be transferred to another player.
- Participation in this game implies acceptance of all rules and conditions.
- Entry into the game is gained by players (players can have multiple entries into the draw):
(i) Being currently in the top 25 of the leaderboard (found HERE)
(ii) By winning any game in the past 7 days (previous week Wednesday to this week Tuesday)
(iii) Anyone who tags a friend in the comments of The Golden Ticket Facebook post for that week.
(iiii) You cannot be a Golden Ticket holder 2 weeks in a row, so if you won it the week prior, your name will be removed from the draw for this week. - Subject to satisfying the entry requirement, a player will receive a ticket to the game.
- Entries must be received 30 minutes prior to (Wednesday at 3:30 PM) the time of the draw.
- The winning name of the successful entrant will be audibly and clearly announced so that all players who have a ticket in the draw have the opportunity of hearing the announcement.
- Due to unforeseen circumstances, the draw can be delayed by up to 24 hours, and be drawn on a later date, where the player will be compensated financially or via free entries into the games missed.
- The name of the winning player will also be sent via SMS through the River Rats Poker League SMS Service.
- The promoter is River Rats Poker League
Special Circumstances
- In the event of the winning player obtaining Covid-19, a verified photo with their test result and the photo also includes a hand-drawn slip of paper clearly displaying the date of the photo taken, then emailed to admin@riverrats.com.au, we will allow you to transfer your Golden Ticket to another week.
Mystery Door Prize
- The name of the game is RIVER RATS MYSTERY PRIZE.
- The draw will be conducted each week at 7:05 PM at the Bellevue Hotel, Tuncurry.
- The game starts at 6 pm each game night at the Bellevue Hotel and ends when the Ace of Spades is turned.
- Participation in this game implies acceptance of all rules and conditions.
- Entry into the game is gained by patrons:
By registering for poker on Monday nights at the Bellevue Hotel.Entries are based on the number of game nights played at the Bellevue Hotel.
One for the current night, and one for each game played in the previous 3 weeks. - Subject to satisfying the entry requirement, a patron will receive a ticket to the game.
- Entries must be received before 6:45 PM the night of the draw.
- The winning name of the successful entrant will be audibly and clearly announced so that all patrons who have a ticket in the draw have the opportunity of hearing the announcement.
- If the successful entrant fails to present themselves to the person who conducted the draw within 4 minutes of the announcement, a further draw will take place and the process continue until a successful entrant presents themselves.
- The successful entrant will have the opportunity to select from a deck of 20 playing cards, which are turned face down on a board. The prize is won if the successful entrant selects the Ace of Spades. If the Ace of Spades is not selected, the prize jackpots to the following week. The cards will be turned back face over and re-shuffled at random under supervision by the Poker Tournament Director and Bellevue Bar Staff management.
- Upon successful selection of the Ace of Spades, the patron will be awarded an envelope with the current prize pool, no later than 30 minutes after winning, with a photo taken and submitted to the River Rats Poker League social media accounts.
- The start-up amount for the prize is $250. If not won, the prize jackpots by however many players are at the game each evening multiplied by 2.
(eg: if 10 players, then the prize pool rises by $20)
Note: Once the prize pool hits $1000, a second prize pool will be started, and so on and so forth - The board containing the game cards will be secured. (Secured means a locked cupboard behind a screen and in the custody of Bellevue Hotel Management.)
- No proxy may be used on behalf of any winner, for any part of this promotion.
- The promoter is River Rats Poker League
Venue Loyalty Cards
- The name of the game is Loyalty Card Draw
- The draw will be conducted on the FIRST event of each Month
- The game starts on the 1st of each month and runs for the full calendar month.
- Participation in this game implies acceptance of all rules and conditions.
- Loyalty Cards are issued to patrons by the on-duty Tournament Director at any River Rats Poker League event.
- Entry into the game is gained by patrons: by rewarding spend over the bar and/or bistro at any venue.
Purchase any meal at the bistro = 2 Stamps
Purchase any drink over the bar = 1 Stamp
(including coffee machines)
Purchase any food item over the bar = 1 Stamp
To get stamps, please see the on-duty Tournament Director - Stamps are rewarded for purchases during the time frame of 1 hour prior to the start of any event, and the official close of any event.
- Once card is complete, please return to any Tournament Director
- Subject to satisfying the entry requirements, a patron will receive a ticket in the game.
- The winning name of the successful entrant will be drawn live on Facebook
- The successful entrant does NOT need to be present at time of draw to win the prize.
- The prize amount is $100 cash.
- Upon handing the prize to the winner, a photo will be taken of the winner holding the prize. to be used in advertising and publications on social media & River Rats Poker League website.
- No proxy may be used on behalf of any winner, for any part of this promotion.
- The promoter is River Rats Poker League.