Poker World News March 2009

March Newsletter

Poker Evening

Addicted Trio in the new Year

Harry Kakavas

Andrew Barnett

Jayne Prewitt

Number one

Honeymoon punter loses $1.4 million in Paradise

Harry Kakavas lost $1.4 million dollars at the Atlantis casino paradise island Nassau Bahamas in one day in November 2006.

The high roller is refusing to pay his markers on the grounds that he was a known compulsive gambler and should not have been allowed the credit for his gambling binge of bets up to $60,000.

Good luck Harry

www.news.co.au

Number Two

Casino Manager Axed

Casino manager Andrew Barnett used an axe to open the slot machines at the Grosvenor Leeds Casino on Christmas day.

He took £40,000 from the machines only to turn himself in to the Yorkshire Police a few hours later.

Barnett another compulsive gambler ran up £45,000 debts playing slots around the Leeds area.
Deranged Barnett should have used his keys!


www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk


Number Three


Former Mayor of Carlisle Jayne Prewitt ( now Jayne Yeomans ) ran up internet gaming debts of £60,000

Yeomans funded her binges with cash stolen from South End Constitutional Club Carlisle £38,000.

She became addicted in internet poker losing £3,000 in one session.

Jayne had no grasp of reality.

www.cumberland-news.co.uk


Casino hit by $11.5 million fraud

Gaming giant Tabcorp has been stung by an unnamed high roller who bounced a $11.5 million dollar cheque at a baccarat table.

Chief executive Elmer Funke Kupper refused to say which casino cashed the dud cheque.

Tabcorp own Star City, Conrad Casinos and the Gold Coast and Jupiters in Townsville.

Kupper has said that the group has already written off the dept.

www.news.co.au


Isle of Capri Casino sinks.

The American owners are pulling out of the multi million pound development at the Ricoh Arena Coventry UK.

The new super casino opened in 2006 but with no hotel complex to house the guests the development had little chance of attracting quality players with strong competition from other well established casinos in the area.

www.newsvote.bbc.co.uk


Mounting Speculation


The Gala Casinos British Poker Tour is rumoured to be postponed this year.

Season three of the British tour that usually begins at the end of February has had no confirmed dates.

www.europe.cardplayer.com



Poker Tip


The salutary tale of compulsive internet poker player Jayne ( Prewitt ) Yeomans is a stark warning of playing online poker with no discipline.

Recreational card games are what they are.

Only play what you can afford and never chase your losses.


Terry Poole