Where to play two-up on Anzac Day

IN the tradition of Aussie diggers, punters across NSW will play two-up as part of Anzac Day commemorations. This is your guide to venues in Sydney and the Central Coast.

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AUSSIE’S love a punt and Anzac Day is one day where the game of Two-Up is legally played in pubs and clubs.

The punter stereotype traces its origins back to Two-Up, an Australian gambling game extremely popular among Diggers during World War I.

Gamblers would cluster around a “spinner”, who tossed two pennies into the air, with players betting on whether the coins would fall with both heads facing up, both tails up, or with one coin a head and one a tail (known as “odds”).

Aussie diggers play two-up during World War I.

It is now traditionally played on Anzac Day in pubs and clubs across Australia, the only day when it is legal everywhere.

Players bet on the combinations of how coins fall.

The design of pre-1939 pennies had the king or queen’s head on the front and writing on the back, making a result easy to see.

Today, it is common for a coloured cross to be painted onto the tail coin to accentuate the difference.

Old pennies are often still seen on Anzac Day, brought out specifically each year.

Old pennies are often still used during games of two-up.

Some spinners have an elaborate ritual, bending low before flipping the coins with a flick of the wrist.

The coins must fly at least 3m into the air, may not hit the roof or light fittings, and have to fall within the ring to be a legitimate throw.

If one or more falls out of it, the “ringie” declares the game void and the “spinner” takes another throw.

The spinner tosses until they lose their bet or throw five consecutive odds.

TWO-UP LINGO

Spinner: Tosses coins.

Boxer: Manages game and betting. Cannot bet.

Ring: Circle for game.

Kip: Flat paddle of wood about 20cm long. Coins are placed on before toss — one with head facing up, the other with tail up.

Heads: Both coins land inside ring with heads up.

Tails: Both coins land with tails facing up.

Odds: One coin shows a head and the other a tail.

Odding Out: Spinning five “odds” in a row, ending spinner’s run.

Come in Spinner: Call given by boxer after all bets have been placed and spinner can toss.

Cockatoo: Lookout who watched for police when two-up was still illegal

Freed Aussie POWs play two-up at Kalang Airfield, Singapore, at the end of World War II 1945.

This is your guide to venues in Sydney:

NORTHERN BEACHES

Avalon Beach RSL Club from noon

Balgowlah RSL Club from 2pm

Brookvale Hotel from noon

Collaroy Hotel from noon

Dee Why RSL Club, from noon

Forestville RSL Club, from 2pm

Harbord Diggers’ Club, from noon; (limited to members and 1 visitor)

Hotel Steyne from noon

Manly Bowling Club, from 2pm

Harbord Beach Hotel from noon

Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club from 1pm

Manly Wharf Hotel from 1pm

Master Builders’ Club, Dee Why from 2pm

Narrabeen RSL Club from 1pm

Narrabeen Sands Hotel, from noon

North Manly Bowling Club from 2pm

Club Palm Beach from 3pm

Pittwater RSL Club, from noon

Terrey Hills Tavern, from 1pm

Time and Tide Hotel, Dee Why from noon

Millie Fuller, Ben Laudon and Bella Yeaman play two-up at the Manly Wharf Hotel.

PENRITH

Penrith RSL, 8 Tindale St, Penrith, from 1pm-4pm in the Castle Lounge

Jamison Hotel, 186 Smith St, Penrith, from noon.

O’Donohues Irish, 99 Great Western Highway, Emu Plains, noon-5pm

Emu Sports Club, 1 Leonay Parade, Leonay

Lapstone Hotel, 15 Great Western Hwy, Blaxland, noon-5pm

Panthers Glenbrook, Hare St, Glenbrook, from noon

Anzac Day two-up action at the Southport RSL last year. Picture: David Clark

EASTERN SUBURBS

The Royal Hotel, Five Ways, 237 Glenmore Rd Paddington, from 9.30am in the Broughton St laneway

Golden Sheaf Hotel, Double Bay, from noon

Potts Point Hotel, Darlinghurst, from 1pm

Light Brigade Hotel, Woollahra, from noon

Beach Road Hotel, Bondi, from noon

The Bucket List, Bondi Pavilion, from 2pm

CENTRAL SYDNEY

The Glenmore Hotel and the Australian Heritage Hotel, Gloucester St, The Rocks, (in between both venues) from 12pm

The Royal Hotel from 9.30am

The Rose, 52-54 Cleveland St, Chippendale, from 12pm

The Bristol Arms, 81 Sussex St, Sydney, shortly after 11am

Harpoon Harry, 40/44 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills, shortly after 10am

The Star, 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont, shortly after 11am

Dove and Olive, 156 Devonshire St, Surry Hills, from 12pm

War veterans play two-up after the Anzac Day march.

INNER WEST

Balmain Bowling Club, 146 Darling St, Balmain, from 12.30pm

Club Burwood, 96 Shaftesbury Rd, Burwood from 1pm

Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Club, 20-26 Canterbury Rd, Hurlstone Park, from noon

Town Hall Hotel Balmain, 366 Darling St, Balmain from noon

The Royal, 156 Norton St, Leichhardt, from 1pm.

EASTERN BEACHES

The Juniors Malabar, Ireton St, Malabar, noon-3pm

Matraville RSL Club, Norfolk Pde, Matraville, 1pm

Coogee Diggers, corner Byron and Carr streets, Coogee, 2-6pm

Coogee Bay Hotel, 253 Coogee Bay Rd, Coogee, noon until late

Clovelly Hotel, 381 Clovelly Rd, Clovelly, from 12pm in the beer garden

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MACARTHUR

The Bradbury, 96 The Parkway, Bradbury, from 1pm

Ingleburn RSL Club, 70 Chester Rd, Ingleburn, 7am

Campbelltown RSL Club, 1 Carberry Lane, Campbelltown, from 10am to noon

Camden RSL Club, 23 Cawdor Rd, Camden, from 2pm to 5pm

George IV Inn, 180 Argyle St, Picton, from 1pm to 6pm

Bargo Sports Club, 3580 Remembrance Drive, Bargo, from 1pm

Macarthur Tavern, Corner of Gilchrist Drive and Kellicar Road, from noon until 3pm

CENTRAL COAST

Davistown RSL Club, 19 Murna Rd, Davistown, 1pm-4pm

Hardys Bay Club, 14 Heath Rd, Hardys Bay, 1pm — 4pm

Club Toukley, Holmes Ave, Toukley, 1-4pm

Woy Woy Leagues Club, 82 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, from noon

The Entertainment Grounds, 4 Racecourse Rd, West Gosford, From 1pm

Hundreds gather to play two-up on Anzac Day at the Harbord Diggers RSL on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

BLACKTOWN

Blacktown RSL sub-branch from 1pm

HORNSBY AND UPPER NORTH SHORE

Hornsby RSL, 4 High St, Hornsby, from 2pm

Magpies Waitara, 11-37 Alexandria Parade, from 4.30pm

The Galston Club, 21-25 Arcadia Rd, Galston, from 2pm

MOSMAN

The Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Lower Parriwi Rd, The Spit Mosman from 3pm

Mosman RS Club, 719 Military Rd, Mosman, from 2pm

Rag & Famish Hotel 199 Miller St, North Sydney. 12pm

North Sydney Leagues Club, 12 Abbott St, Cammeray, from 2pm

Crows Nest Hotel, 1 Willoughby Rd, Crows Nest, from 12pm

Kirribilli Club 11 Harbourview Crescent, Kirribilli, from 2pm

MT DRUITT

Rooty Hill RSL Club, 55 Sherbooke St, Rooty Hill from noon-4pm

Blue Cattle Dog Hotel, 429 Mamre Rd, St Clair, from noon

St Marys Band Club, Great Western Highway, St Marys, from 12.30pm-6pm

Village Hotel, 77 Mt Druitt Hotel, Mt Druitt, from noon-sundown

A 1917 and 1916 Australian penny which be used to play two up on Anzac Day. Picture: Andy Brownbill

PARRAMATTA

Merrylands RSL, 14 Military Rd, Merrylands, from 11am

Parramatta RSL, O’Connell St & Macquarie St, Parramatta, from 1pm

LIVERPOOL

Collingwood Hotel, 321 Hume Hwy, Liverpool, from 12pm

Crossroads Hotel, Cnr Hume Highway & Camden Valley Way,

Casula, from 12pm

FAIRFIELD

Cabra-Vale Diggers, 1 Bartley St, Canley Vale, from 9am

Smithfield RSL, cnr Cumberland Highway and Neville St, Smithfield, 10am-2pm

CANTERBURY BANKSTOWN

The Mill Hotel, 189 Beaconsfield St, Milperra, from 1pm

Revesby Workers’ Club, Whitlam Theatre, 2B Brett St, Revesby, 12.30pm-6pm

Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Club, 20-26 Canterbury Rd, Hurlstone Park, from noon

Bass Hill RSL, 330 Hector St, Bass Hill, 1.30pm-4.30pm

THE HILLS

Ettamogah Hotel, cnr Merriville Rd & Windsor Rd, Kellyville Ridge, from noon

Australian Hotel and Brewery, 350 Annangrove Rd, Rouse Hill, from noon

Riverstone Schofields Memorial Club, Market St, Riverstone, from 1pm

The Fiddler Hotel, cnr Commercial and Windsor roads, Rouse Hill, from noon

Windsor RSL, 36 Argyle St, Windsor, 9am-3pm

Castle Hill RSL 77, Castle Hill, Castle Hill, from noon.

Australian Brewery, 350 Annangrove Rd, Rouse Hill, from noon

Bella Vista Hotel, 13-15 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, from noon

Dural Country Club: 662 Old Northern Rd, Dural, from 1pm

Glenorie RSL 3 Post Office Rd, Glenorie, from 6pm

Hillside Hotel, 273 Old Northern Rd, Castle Hill, from noon

The Fiddler Cnr Commercial Rd & Windsor Road, from noon

The Galston Club 21-25 Arcadia Road, Galston, from 2pm

The Hills Club, Baulkham Hills, Jenner St, Baulkham Hills, from 9.30am

Wisemans Ferry Bowling Club 5565 Old Northern Road, Wiseman’s Ferry, from 2pm