Bad News-DTD to close?

[The_duke]

hmm do they want to waste taxpayers money on a stamp -- or ignore me because I don't live in Nottingham.

Dear Gerard Smyth

Thank you for your email to Alan Simpson MP.  It would be helpful if you could email your home address so that we can reply back to you.

Kind regards

Carole Bithell
Constituency Office Manager
Alan Simpson MP
Nottingham South
2nd floor, Vernon House
18 Friar Lane
Nottingham
NG1 6DQ

[Jon MW]

Could an opposition front bencher be a good person to raise the issue?

If you can find one who will support it obviously.

[Colchester Kev]

If someone in Notts gave us an address .....   OR we could all just say we live at DTD

[FuglyBaz]

Could an opposition front bencher be a good person to raise the issue?

If you can find one who will support it obviously.

Yeah great idea, then Labours Election campaign will encourage haters of gamblers to vote for Labour then we have another 5 years of torture under their financially brutal control.

[boldie]

Could an opposition front bencher be a good person to raise the issue?

If you can find one who will support it obviously.

Yeah great idea, then Labours Election campaign will encourage haters of gamblers to vote for Labour then we have another 5 years of torture under their financially brutal control.

lol..nah, haters of gamblers already hate Labour more for something other than this...Labour is pretty much hated all over now, I don't even know anyone who still supports them. (Although some people might hate other parties more than Labour and vote for Labour because of it they sure don't vote Labour because they support them)

[FuglyBaz]

lol..nah, haters of gamblers already hate Labour more for something other than this...Labour is pretty much hated all over now, I don't even know anyone who still supports them. (Although some people might hate other parties more than Labour and vote for Labour because of it they sure don't vote Labour because they support them)

I'd hope that's the case mate. Thought they did enough to get themselves out of power last time though, and look at them now.

They shoukd be taxing the hell out of the illegal ones, but again rights of criminals (maybe a stretch too far) are favoured over rights of victims. DTD are being victimised for following rules of the law. I'm just echoing the sentiments of many others in this thread, but it shows how sad the state of affairs are in this country.

[redsimon]

hmm do they want to waste taxpayers money on a stamp -- or ignore me because I don't live in Nottingham.

Dear Gerard Smyth

Thank you for your email to Alan Simpson MP.  It would be helpful if you could email your home address so that we can reply back to you.

Kind regards

Carole Bithell
Constituency Office Manager
Alan Simpson MP
Nottingham South
2nd floor, Vernon House
18 Friar Lane
Nottingham
NG1 6DQ

Rather sadly its because MPs are supposed to pass on correspondence to the member for the area the writer lives in.

Simpson is a left Labour MP who is standing down at the next election, I don't think he's claimed a lot of expenses so be careful how you word your missives. He is generally sympathetic to people who are screwed by authority ie HMRC, Council etc. Good luck in raising this!

[Dingdell]

hmm do they want to waste taxpayers money on a stamp -- or ignore me because I don't live in Nottingham.

Dear Gerard Smyth

Thank you for your email to Alan Simpson MP.  It would be helpful if you could email your home address so that we can reply back to you.

Kind regards

Carole Bithell
Constituency Office Manager
Alan Simpson MP
Nottingham South
2nd floor, Vernon House
18 Friar Lane
Nottingham
NG1 6DQ

I had the same and replied giving the required info. I asked her to ensure that even though I was not from the local area that as it involves a local business that Mr Simpson does look into the matter as it involved his constituents.  

[nirvana]

Are taxes the issue or is it just the price of poker is too cheap ?

I sometimes look at 40 runner comps with say a £10 reg fee and after taking out wages, employment costs, facilities costs  etc there just can't be that much profit to be had

A number of DtD 'supporters' seemed to be far too pleased with the overlay on recent events imo, but at the same time would, I'm sure, baulk at higher reg fees.

How to offer the right 'mix' of games to make a great club like this a break even venture would be a fascinating business challenge imo

[DBC2007]

shame

i had intended to try my best to go over and play one of these 3 events towards the end of the year.  it was their own fault tho.  the timing and schedule of the first event was pretty stupid

[KarmaDope]

shame

i had intended to try my best to go over and play one of these 3 events towards the end of the year.  it was their own fault tho.  the timing and schedule of the first event was pretty stupid

When it was first announced, 9 months ago, the WSOP was starting a week later (end of this week) and GUKPT hadn't announced any events. Not DTDs fault, IMO.

[boldie]

shame

i had intended to try my best to go over and play one of these 3 events towards the end of the year.  it was their own fault tho.  the timing and schedule of the first event was pretty stupid

lol, It's not the 1 event that is causing the problem. Although DtD might be dissapointed with the turnout for the first event that was just a kick I am sure they could take. It's the tax/rates issue that is costing them a lot more than the 50k'ish the first event cost them.

[Royal Flush]

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.

Kev thats not really fair, there have been 2 big events at DTD if i am correct the first one was clashing with the Gala grand final, the 2nd clashed with the WSOP.

[George2Loose]

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.

Kev thats not really fair, there have been 2 big events at DTD if i am correct the first one was clashing with the Gala grand final, the 2nd clashed with the WSOP.

Also I think this a side issue- as said previously it's the tax man.

[byronkincaid]

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.

Kev thats not really fair, there have been 2 big events at DTD if i am correct the first one was clashing with the Gala grand final, the 2nd clashed with the WSOP.

Also I think this a side issue- as said previously it's the tax man.

he's talking about why the mob weren't there

flushy should hire me as a translator imo