Bad News-DTD to close?

[I KNOW IT]

get some casino games in there- anything but close!!!

Its not that straight forward,with house games comes a gaming reserve which can be very expensive.
I truly hope this is not the case as in the Notts post as DTD deserves to be a great success

[dik9]

The only thing worrying me, is that nick.w has been reading this thread for the last 15 minutes and not nipped it in the bud  

[vinni]

people are saying that it`s dropped of latley ,but if you ask all the casino`s this time of year when the universitys are closing for the summer holidays ,they will tell its the same every year around this time.

[Dingdell]

Put more slots in? They seem to be busy.
Membership system? I think that would mean more footfall as those members signed up would make as much as they could from the club. It was discussed in the first instance - 1st visit free, charge therafter or some sort of memrbership. Anyone else remember that?

[Colchester Kev]

people are saying that it`s dropped of latley ,but if you ask all the casino`s this time of year when the universitys are closing for the summer holidays ,they will tell its the same every year around this time.

Its not so much that Baz, where are all the people that Rob used to hang around with on the circuit a few years back and urged him to open the club ... how many times have the Hendon mob been to DTD and supported the big events ? ... and a lot of the other London Pro's.  Every poker player throughout the country was gagging for a DTD to open and treat poker players like human beings... yet so many get a fkin nosebleed when they have to travel a couple of hours.

It will be a sad day if DTD closes mostly for the people that work there, but If it does close, no one will be able to moan about being shoved in a cramped corner of a casino and treated like shit anymore .... DTD has forced other places to cater for poker players a bit better.

Rob doesnt want DTD to make him money, he wants it to break even at best.

The new tax & rate increases is just sick, its impossible to cover from adding a quid to registration fees ..

I am gutted.

[phatomch]

even if you add £2 to every charge he still has to pay £1 in tax on that

[Dingdell]

Are we missing something here? Could the club close and then reopen without the gaming license, thus loosing the tax implications?

[GreekStein]

people are saying that it`s dropped of latley ,but if you ask all the casino`s this time of year when the universitys are closing for the summer holidays ,they will tell its the same every year around this time.

Its not so much that Baz, where are all the people that Rob used to hang around with on the circuit a few years back and urged him to open the club ... how many times have the Hendon mob been to DTD and supported the big events ? ... and a lot of the other London Pro's.  Every poker player throughout the country was gagging for a DTD to open and treat poker players like human beings... yet so many get a fkin nosebleed when they have to travel a couple of hours.

I am gutted.

well said Kev, spot on mate.

[I KNOW IT]

Are we missing something here? Could the club close and then reopen without the gaming license, thus loosing the tax implications?

I dont think Rob would go down that route after all the trouble in getting a license and its a bit big to stay off the radar in being a club without a license.
I dont think it will close but Rob might try and sell it

[Dingdell]

1visit from the Camel and the place might close down.

[boldie]

Are we missing something here? Could the club close and then reopen without the gaming license, thus loosing the tax implications?

I dont think Rob would go down that route after all the trouble in getting a license and its a bit big to stay off the radar in being a club without a license.
I dont think it will close but Rob might try and sell it

Which would probably be a disaster as well as DtD is made by the people that work there and the atmosphere that Rob and the guys have created. I doubt anyone would continue to run the club at such a ridic high standard as Rob, Aces and the guys have done.

[Dingdell]

Are we missing something here? Could the club close and then reopen without the gaming license, thus loosing the tax implications?

I dont think Rob would go down that route after all the trouble in getting a license and its a bit big to stay off the radar in being a club without a license.
I dont think it will close but Rob might try and sell it

Which would probably be a disaster as well as DTD is made by the people that work there and the atmosphere that Rob and the guys have created. I doubt anyone would continue to run the club at such a ridic high standard as Rob, Aces and the guys have done.

Management buy out? Lets see how Aces does in Vegas...

[DaveShoelace]

cant we just get flushy to buy a share in it?

[T_Mar]

No idea about all the taxation laws etc, but couldn't they charge an annual membership or something - 20k members paying £25 a year must help the situation... cant imagine anyone would object to this either?

[Jon MW]

No idea about all the taxation laws etc, but couldn't they charge an annual membership or something - 20k members paying £25 a year must help the situation... cant imagine anyone would object to this either?

20k members won't pay £25 a year membership for a club most of them might get to visit a handful of times a year