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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2008, 02:37:37 AM » |
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I believe they have applied for licenses in Birmingham and Bournemouth also. Not quite the same as DTD, DTD has a casino license (pre 2005 act), I believe (I may be wrong) that they are trialling a poker only license.
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« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2008, 02:41:31 AM » |
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I believe they have applied for licenses in Birmingham and Bournemouth also. Not quite the same as DTD, DTD has a casino license (pre 2005 act), I believe (I may be wrong) that they are trialling a poker only license.
o i c, very interesting this could open the floodgates for a lot of similar clubs to operate |
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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2008, 02:45:17 AM » |
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Their logo reminded me of gala's for some reason!
Looks like they'll be charging a membership fee - might be tough for them to be successful doing that!
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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2008, 02:47:13 AM » |
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Yes and no, they have gone through the correct channels AFAIK and so have encountered a lot of red tape. This isn't the latest "let's pull the wool over the GC eyes and have a gaming permit and use pool, chess and fishing etc to cover up poker" . DTD was one of the last pre 2005 act and I think that the Fox Club is the equivalent that complies with the latest act.
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2008, 02:47:58 AM » |
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"Fox Poker Club, a private company which can name Barney Boatman, Joe Beevers and Phil Laak amongst its shareholders"
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2008, 08:39:16 AM » |
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cant imagine that getting a central london location and kitting it out will be very good for the overheads. Also it says it will be open at the start of next year, but no details of exact location or building progress ?
curious.
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2008, 08:49:20 AM » |
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interesting that the domain name was registered to "betting and gaming services ltd", which companies house reliably tells us was dissolved in april 2008 without ever having submitted accounts.
a search for fox poker doesnt return any matching companies.
edit : "betting and gaming services ltd" was registered at 45 clarges street (just off picadilly). which just so happens to be next door to the fox private members club. I can only assume they have bought the place next door and that will be the clubs location.
anyone around that area of mayfair ? would be interested to see what is going on.
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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2008, 09:34:22 AM » |
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There's been talk of the Fox Poker club for years - I'll believe it when I see it open.
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2008, 12:31:56 PM » |
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There's been talk of the Fox Poker club for years - I'll believe it when I see it open.
+1 this has been going on longer than it took dtd to sort out it's licence. I remember signing up for their email updates years ago |
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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2008, 02:07:28 PM » |
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from what ive heard they are opening in feb 09, they had probs with the property that was going to be used, they have been given permission for a full casino stylee licence by the westminster council / gb.
so it will be 100% legal, also they will be sourching management positions in Dec 08 and the word on the grapevine is that a extremly nice and capable fat guy in a suit may be filling one of the offered spots if all goes to plan.
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2008, 02:09:27 PM » |
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so a full casino license or the poker only trial license that dik9 mentioned earlier in the thread?
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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2008, 02:13:01 PM » |
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I just signed up for email updates. The confirmation message i got said opening in 'early spring 2009'
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« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2008, 02:13:12 PM » |
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personally I think DTD franchises would be the way to go....
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« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2008, 02:14:29 PM » |
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so a full casino license or the poker only trial license that dik9 mentioned earlier in the thread?
from what i have been told by the bloke in charge of sourching the management team a FULL UK GAMING the same as casinos/dtd has |
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