Belfast raid - Portent of Doom?

[The Headcase]

Hey Ironside,
                I don,t recall hearing that the met arrived mob handed to shut down the Gutshot. Court case fine. Riot squad, no thank you.
As regards N.I. Assembly, unfortunately our political reps cannot agree to sit down together,thus everything is being run by junior ministers sent over from London. This has been the case for the last couple of years and seems to be the case for the forseeable future.

[Ironside]

Hey Ironside,
                I don,t recall hearing that the met arrived mob handed to shut down the Gutshot. Court case fine. Riot squad, no thank you.

thats cause half the met were in gutshot playing at the time lol

[patman]

i`m just musing and no offence  to the cavendish club or members but i wonder if the police are concerned about money laundering issues and the amount of money that floats around poker clubs with all the possibilites that it can entail ...it being NI with the peculiar organisations around trying to move money.

Perhaps this is them shutting down clubs until the law and regulation is clarified rather than allowing clubs to grow and be used in this manner.

I reinforce i am not saying for one minute that the cavendish is....but other clubs may spring up that are

[yt]

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I had a look at the gambling commission website. Here is some info. Sign up to the consultation process and let's see if we can make a difference!

All below is from the site-
http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/

There is also a new set of advice on poker competitions - Interesting reading. Shows why its so hard to do it legally under the 1968 law.
http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/UploadDocs/Contents/Documents/Poker%20etc%20competitions%20information%20sheet.pdf
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Things are changing -
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[Ironside]

remember guys the cavendish club isnt a cardclud it also offers casino games

now i am not sure on the irish law but in england the club would have been raided as the legal casinos would make sure of that

now if the cavendish was a pure card room i would be more shocked

[thetank]

So would this be more of a 'sore bent back room' than a 'portent of doom'.

[crip17]

Sean Murphy (the owner) was told when setting up the club (spent a lot of money on legal advise) that it was a very grey area in Northern Ireland and very different from the rest of UK.  He was informed by the PSNI that there should'nt be a problem and if there ever was they would let him know.   So how do they let him know, well by raiding the premises forcefully (about 30 armed police) and taking all the players entry fee and tables and chips. 
The club had 1 blackjack table and 1 roullette wheel which was also taken. 
The cavendish club is the friendliest place you will ever find to player poker and the best structured Tournaments.   The only place I would play in Norhern Ireland.  If its not reopened ive a long drive to Dublin.

[Karabiner]

I can't help wondering how much the BJ table and roulette wheel had to do with this.

I mean playing poker in a member's club may well be a grey area, but playing casino games .........

[Ironside]

I can't help wondering how much the BJ table and roulette wheel had to do with this.

I mean playing poker in a member's club may well be a grey area, but playing casino games .........

i agree