Newsletter January 2011
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Jan 2nd Deutche Bank’s massive bet
www.db.com
Casino banking arrived in Las Vegas to start the new year.
Deutche Bank has made a colossal bet on black by investing $4 Billion dollars in the brand new cosmopolitan casino.
www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com
Deutche bank isn’t the only bank to have a punt on casinos.
Morgan Stanley initiated a $2.6 billion dollar investment in the Revel development Atlantic City.
www.revelcasino.com
Eventually Morgan Stanley contributed $ 1.2 billion dollars, only to pull its backing back and write off most of its value.
www.thesundaytimes.co.uk
Jan 4th
L.A. Poker Classic for seniors 50 plus
The Commerce Casino will be holding a No Limit Seniors only championship on Wednesday 23rd February at 1pm.
$1 million dollar guaranteed prize money for the $545 dollar buy in.
www.commercecasino.com
Jan 4th
Another Massive Bad Beat Jackpot
at
Barona Resort & Casino
www.barona.com
A very lucky poker player lost with four twos to four nines and scooped the $42,904 dollar
Bad Beat prize money.
“There has been a season of large jackpot payouts at the Barona recently” said Rick Salinas General Manager of the Barona Resort.
A slot player hit a jackpot of almost $600,000 dollars at the Marilyn Monroe machines over the Christmas period.
www.casinocitytimes.com
Jan 19th
£1.2 million G casino
Birmingham UK
G casino is located at 5 Ways Birmingham on the existing Grosvenor Casino site on Broad Street.
www.gcasino.co.uk
The re vamped Grosvenor Casino is hoping to attract new customers with its £1.2 million make-over.
www.grosvenorcasino.com
History Made at the end of 2010
A newlywed couple made history in Southend ( UK )
By becoming the first ever couple to be married in a UK casino.
Maximes Casino
Westcliff
www.gentingcasino.co.uk
After winning a competition in a local news paper
the couple Chris Verrall and Emma Doman were married in Maxims Casino which was granted a licence to hold wedding ceremonies in November 2009.
www.news.bbc.co.uk
Poker Tip
I believe the “ Bad Beat “ jackpots offered in casinos throughout the USA are a very misleading
but ingenious concept for gamblers.
I said gamblers and not card players.
There is a difference.
Terry Poole
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