Newsletter August 2009
www.pokerevening.co.uk
21st July
Poker no longer a Mind sport in Russia
“We have stricken poker off the list”
Vitaly Mutko
Russia’s minister for sport and tourism announcement casts doubt over the 2009 WSOP European tournament.
Vladimir Putin
“Casinos and Slots Parlours are a social blight”
The ban on casinos in Russia has left more that 400,000 people unemployed.
www.bluffmagazine.com
Compulsive Gambler Hired
Sun Cruz Casinos have hired Arnie Wexler and his wife Sheila to provide training for Sun Cruz casino staff to identify problem gamblers.
www.suncruzcasino.com
Wexler has not gambled since 10th April 1968 and has been hired by institutions including the Betty Ford Foundation
NFL
NBA
Trump Casinos
Caesars Entertainment
for his expertise on the subject of compulsive gambling.
www.Aswxler.com
www.expertclick.com
$250,000 Gambling Dept
Kirk Vartanian was alleged to have passed 16 bad cheques for gaming markers at the Venetian and Wynn Las Vegas in 2007
www.lasvegassun.com
Second Hand Smoke
Tomo Stephens a dealer at Caesars Palace for 20 years, is claiming damages for ill health caused by the effects of inhaling second hand smoke.
www.caesarspalace.com
www.lasvegassun.com
£47,000 Cash in a Carrier Bag
Two Mystery gamblers placed a bet at Owlerton Stadium Sheffield England hoping to win the biggest jackpot in greyhound racing history, by covering every permutation.
Jackpot 6
It took the staff an hour to count the cash.
Crackpot 2
www.thestar.co.uk
Poker Tip
Always keep up with the WSOP event in Las Vegas.
There are the best in poker players in the world playing at every stage of the tournament.
www.worldseriesofpoker.com
Terry Poole
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