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Genting Casino Reading poker games explained
Genting Casino Reading offers cash games, tournaments, and private poker tables in a licensed cardroom.
What to Expect at the Tables
What to Expect at the Tables
The cardroom at the Reading venue seats around 100 players, making it one of the larger poker rooms outside London. Cash games run daily across three reported blind levels, giving players a range of stakes to choose from.
- £1/£1 and £1/£2 blinds for recreational play
- £2/£5 blinds for more committed sessions
- Private tables available on request, reported from around £5 per head
Tournaments are scheduled Tuesday through Sunday. For current start times and buy-ins, contact the venue directly on 0118 939 1811 or at [email protected] before visiting.
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Poker at Genting Casino Reading
The cardroom at Genting Casino Reading is genuinely one of the livelier poker rooms in the south of England. You will find it at 18 Richfield Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8PA, inside the main casino building. The room can host roughly 100 players at the tables at the same time, which is a lot once you step outside of London. Independent reviewers regularly describe it as a “massively popular poker venue”, and that lines up with the volume of games on the board most nights.
Cash poker runs here every day. Reported blind levels include £1/£1, £1/£2 and £2/£5, so both casual players and those who treat the game more seriously have somewhere to sit. Private games are possible as well, on separate tables. Those have been reported from about £5 per person, but they have to be arranged in advance with the venue. For anything relating to the current schedule or stakes, it is safer to call 0118 939 1811 or email [email protected] before you travel in.
The casino operates with a valid UK Gambling Commission casino premises licence. The reference listed is 000537-N-103203-037, and Reading Borough Council acts as the local licensing authority. Entry and play are restricted to visitors aged 18 or over. That age limit is fixed and not something staff can bend for anyone.
How to join a cash game
If you have never set foot in a UK casino cardroom before, the actual entry process is fairly simple. Once you have done it once, the steps feel natural.
To give you an idea of how it usually works:
Arrive at 18 Richfield Avenue during opening hours. Doors open daily from 11:00, with live gaming tables, including poker, starting from 14:00.
Bring valid photo identification. A passport or driving licence is normally fine. Age checks are compulsory at UK casinos, so do not assume they will skip this step.
Go over to reception or the cashier desk and tell the staff which cash game stakes you want. They will add your name to the waiting list for that level.
When you are ready to buy-in, hand over cash at the cashier and take chips in return. Minimum and maximum buy-ins depend on the table and stake size.
Wait until your name is called. When a seat becomes free, staff will let you know and direct you to the correct table.
Take your seat, say hello to the table, and double-check the blind structure with the dealer before the first hand is dealt, so you know what you are posting.
When you finish your session, stand up, take your chips back to the cashier and cash out in full before you leave the gaming floor.
One simple tip before a first visit: try to turn up earlier than you think you need to, especially on Friday or Saturday nights. Waiting lists in popular poker rooms can fill fast and clear slowly, and you do not want to rush through the ID check or stand in a long cashier line with a tournament about to start.
Tournament schedule
Poker tournaments are scheduled from Tuesday through Sunday at Genting Casino Reading. Monday events are not confirmed, so that day is less reliable for tournament-only visits. Detailed information on buy-ins, starting stacks or exact blind levels is not fully set out on the main Genting websites, so if you are planning a special trip or travelling from another city, it is worth contacting the cardroom in advance.
| Day | Tournament Availability |
|---|---|
| Monday | Not confirmed |
| Tuesday | Confirmed |
| Wednesday | Confirmed |
| Thursday | Confirmed |
| Friday | Confirmed |
| Saturday | Confirmed |
| Sunday | Confirmed |
The main tournament format is Texas Hold’em. With seating for up to 100 players, the room can support proper multi-table tournaments rather than tiny sit-and-gos, which is quite rare for a regional UK casino. If you prefer structured competition, set start times and prize pools instead of open-ended cash games, this tournament calendar is probably the main reason you would pick Genting Casino Reading over a smaller local venue.
Booking a private game
Private poker games are treated differently from standard open cash tables. They are not something you just ask for on the night; they have to be set up in advance as a separate product.
The usual approach is simple. Contact the casino by phone or email, say how many players you expect, which date and time you have in mind, and what format or stake level you would like to play. The venue will reply with any conditions that apply to that booking, such as minimum group size, possible advance payment or other requirements. On the actual day, everyone in your group must bring valid ID and be at least 18 years old to sit in. Chips are collected from the cashier as usual, and at the end of the event you exchange those chips back for cash in GBP.
These private sessions tend to work best for corporate evenings, birthday groups, or regular home-game players who want to move their usual game into a fully dealt casino environment with proper tables and professional dealers. It feels quite different from a kitchen table game with a deck of worn-out cards.