About Us

• Our events are open to league bowlers that have verifiable averages from 135 to 215 (205 max. for sport or PBA experience leagues).
• Our sweepers pay $1,000.00 1st place @ 64 entries (including the new "Double Up" Pot) with 1 in 6 entries cashing overall.
• Our entry fees have been lowered, unless noted otherwise, Prepaid members rate is $40, and non-member guest entry fees are $45. All fees must be paid in cash, as we pay out in cash the same day.
• We also offer a wide variety of side pots including computerized brackets. With our new Combo Pot, it is possible to win over $2,500.00 at any of our local tournaments.

• Over 45 events a year are offered in the Chicago area by award winning directors, Paul & Debbie Graham.
• Paul & Debbie took over the club in March of 1996 from its founder Georgette DeRosa, whom had been operating the club since 1983.
• NABI Chicago has been running tournaments longer than any other Amateur Bowling Club in the metro Chicago area, and has paid out over $12,000,000.00 since it's inception.
• Paul & Debbie celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in 2011. Their three children Nicholle, Becky & Sean have all been an important part of the club over the years. Paul served in the US Air Force for 12 years as a Fire Protection Specialist and Recruiter. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland in 1985, and completed his MBA with Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management in 1991. The military has taken the Graham family to Texas, Illinois and the United Kingdom. Careers have also taken them to Florida, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
• Paul was an active NABI member, winning 9 titles in his 5-years as a member in Chicago & Tampa.
• Our members have brought home many individual & team National Titles from Las Vegas, including two NABI National Champions - Frank Kirchman & Don Nance, Sr. and three National Ladies Championships - Nancy Castrogiovanni, Charity Musial and Dianne Waldon.
• We have brought home at least one national level title from Las Vegas eight of the past sixteen years.
• Over $175,000.00 was paid to local NABI Chicago members in 2011.

• NABI, or National Amateur Bowlers Inc., was started in 1982 to hold professionally run bowling tournaments for the average league bowler. These tournaments were to provide the excitement of pro-style competition with a cup of fun thrown in. These events are not designed for nor allow "scratch" caliber bowlers. Generally membership consists of bowlers averaging 135 to 215.
• For reasonably low entry fees, amateur bowlers around the country can compete for large cash prizes. Unlike other handicap tournaments around, 100% of all prize money was to be paid out every weekend. There is no waiting to see if someone else beats your scores 4 months later. Since then, over 40 regional clubs were started in over half of the States around the USA. You never have to go far to find a NABI tournament. Our events are scheduled at different bowling centers each weekend. This helps to improve your game by learning to compete on a number of different lane conditions.
• Over $80,000,000.00 has been won by NABI members since 1982.
• A fair set of rules and regulations were established to ensure that everyone had an equal chance of winning. These rules are monitored and adjusted by the National Board of Directors. This makes sure that we keep up with changes in today's game. Men & women from 20 to 85+ years old, with averages from 135 to 215 have been winning our events over the past 29 years. Because we handicap at 90% instead of the customary 70 or 80%, everyone who enters our events has an equal chance of winning. Our unique "Plus Pin" system ensures that the same bowler isn't taking home all the money every weekend.

• Local Membership:
  • Your local membership dues allow you to enter any of the 45+ tournaments we hold in the Chicago area each year.
  • It also allows you to enter the Double Up & Combo pots, that could quadruple your winnings on any given day.
  • It allows you to sign up for our weekely e-news, that keeps you up to date and makes you eligible for various drawings and giveaways.
  • It makes you eligible for our FREE annual side events that pay out an additional $5,000.00+ in prizes every year.
  • You can compete against complete strangers, without having to worry about "Baggers". Our National Computer Network maintains and monitors all of our members' averages. It ensures that all bowlers compete at an average that reflect their capabilities.
  • You can meet new friends with common interests almost every weekend. Although our events are competitive, you will find that our tournaments are designed to be fun and relaxing. You will be part of the largest bowling "FAMILY" in the country.
• National Membership:
  • For an additional $10 each year, you canupgrade to National level membership.
  • This allows you to choose from over 300 tournaments held around the country each year.
  • If you bowl in enough local tournaments, you qualify for NABI WEEK. Every summer, members from all over the country converge on Las Vegas for a week of fun, parties and competition. Up to eight different events are held, generating over $200,000.00 in prizes.