Newsletter March 2010
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16th Feb
Harry Kakavas
Compulsive gambler Harry Kakavas has been ordered to pay $1,000,000 US to Paradise Island Casino Atlantis, Bahamas , for money that he lost on his honeymoon in 2006.
www.atlantis.com
Harry lost $1 million in five hours.
Justice Jennifer Davies found his defence, that he was a “problem” gambler, had no merit.
www.dailytelegraph.com/business
17th Feb
Underground poker groups in private houses
Middle class poker players in Singapore are by passing the new casino Resorts World Sentosa in favour of home games.
www.rwsentosa.com
An organiser of one group that plays at Bukit Timah condominium said “ here we give players free food and drinks and all are allowed to smoke “
The money at these games is wired to the accounts of the dealers and players after the games for fear of police raids.
The owners of private properties can face charges if determined to have knowledge of such activities.
www.asiaone.com
The Bluff Magazine
18th Feb
Commerce Casino LA has been voted the readers favourite non Vegas poker room for the third time in five years.
www.commercecasino.com
Bluff magazine has over 125,000 subscribers.
www.bluffmagazine.com
Psychedelic Patterned Carpet
20th Feb
Psychedelic patterned carpets are being fitted throughout casinos in Las Vegas. Hundreds of thousands of square metres have already been fitted in order to keep clients awake.
www.telegraph.co.uk
21st Feb
Casino di Venezia
After three weeks the Maltese police are still no closer to charging suspects involved in thefts from the Casino di Venezia.
www.casinodivenezia.com.mt
This recent robbery has been linked to the one million euro theft from a security van outside HSBC bank in Balzan on the 30th November 2007
www.timesofmalta.com
22nd Feb
Anton Wigg
Anton Wigg wins Pokerstars EPT Copenhagen.
The Swedish poker star beat a field of 423 to win the $671,000 U.S. first prize.
www.bluffeurope.com
23rd Feb
Dusk Till Dawn £37K weekly guarantee
A minimum of £37K will be guaranteed each week to all players at the Nottingham poker club.
DTD will now open five days each week.
www.dusktilldawnpoker.com
24th Feb
24 Hour Gambling in Scotland
The £25,000,000 Alea Casino on Glasgow’s Springfield Quay became the latest venue to operate a 24 hour gaming service.
www.aleacasino.com
London Clubs International , the UK arm of Harrah’s Las Vegas has spent £10 million on building the Springfield Quay complex, and £15 million on fittings and Art work.
www.glasgow.gov.uk/springfieldquay
Wynn wins court case against
Henry Mong Hengli
25th Feb
Wynn Resorts Macau has won a court action in Hong Kong against a high roller’s gambling debt of $30.5 million dollars.
Henry Mong Hengli has also been filed a writ for £6.5million Las Vegas debt.
www.macaubusiness.com
Detroit Casinos take $111 million
in January 2010
25th Feb
Detroit’s three casinos
Greektown Casino L.L.C. $28 million
www.greektowncasino.com
MGM Grand Casino L.L.C $47.4 million
www.mgmgranddetroit.com
Detroit Entertainment L.L.C
Motor City Casino $35.9 million
www.motorcitycasino.com
The total state waging tax collected from the three casinos was $10.1 million up from $9.6 million for the same period in 2009
www.crainsdetroit.com
Matthew Etherington
£800K Gambling Debts
25th Feb
Matthew Etherington Stoke City football star has revealed that he had gambled £1.5 million.
Etherington has reduced his debts to £800K and has enlisted the help of the Proffessional Footballers Association and Stoke City FC to help him with his problem gambling.
www.guardian.co.uk/football
Poker Tip
Playing poker in private houses for large pots is both stupid and dangerous.
The upwardly mobile in Singapore will no doubt find this out in due course.
(Please read this month’s articles)
Don’t do it!!
Terry Poole
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