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
Monday, 23 February 2009
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February Newsletter
Newsletter February 2009
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Pokies to be Slashed
The revelations have prompted calls for access to Pokies to be slashes.
Documents reveal the $1.1 billion was collected by the top 500 hotels, more than two thirds of the total pub poker machine revenue state- wide.
This is equal to a $200 dollar loss by every adult in the state of
Mohegan Sun cuts pay for all employees
The Mohegan Sun Tribal Gaming Authority announced that it will cut the pay of senior management by 10% and by 4% for all none management employees.
The pay of all 9,800 employees will be cut to avoid lay offs.
Pennsylvania Judge Thomas A James Jr.
Reports from the Poker Daily news that on Friday 16th January it was ruled that Texas Hold em was a game of skill and therefore not gambling under state law.
Simply if chance predominates Texas Hold em is gambling. If skill predominates, it is not gamblingu201D;
In the end Judge James asserts It is apparent that skill predominates over chance in Texas Hold em poker
ICE in full swing
The annual casino exhibition at Earls Court Olympia 27th 29th January began with a packed house yesterday Tuesday 27th.
Internet gaming and slot machines dominated the Halls.
However the John Huxley stand at the entrance to the ICE show became the perennial haunt of international casino personnel of all shapes and sizes.
I was delighted to bump into my old boss Jimmy Lizinsky who is a towering and much loved personality in the casino industry.
We spent a couple of hours perusing the stalls and enjoying the technical innovations of the past 30 years.
Poker Tip
Try not to favour internet poker above live action games. Both forms of playing are skilful and should complement one another, to get the best poker out of you.
Terry Poole
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