1. I have bought my local pub (there is method behind this strange move), The Broxtowe Inn, in Nuthall, Nottingham, at the end of my road. We will use it as a pilot for the hospitality side of Dusk Till Dawn(it also has 2 bars and a restuarant). We will test the same EPOS till systems, restaurant systems, drinks suppliers, employment contracts etc etc, this will give my General Manager, Darren, excellent experience and also give us real premises to recruit and train our staff while Dusk Till Dawn is being re-furbished. On the 1st floor there is plenty of room for additional office space which we are a bit light on in the Club.
2. DTDPOKER, our online site, is fully designed and ready to be intergrated into the banking system. A launch date of September is likley and I fly to Canada on the 12th July to tie up any lose ends with Cryptologic. Pete has done an excellent job, he had to totally re-design over 100 images for the software. I have been playing on the site and I love the graphics........but i would say that!
3. The additional D2 planning licencing is due on July 16th, which means Nick can arrange for the rip out of the premises to take place in the first week of August. To just rip out the place (get rid of all the crap in there) the bill is £45,000, a cost that I forgot to take into account, of course.
4. The Gaming Board have all of our information, I've passed all of the various checks and we are now at the final stage (yes - at last) - this is a formal interview at the head office which will take place in the next6 2 weeks. So far so good, feedback is very positive so fingers crossed. Nightfly has been a great help in this area.
5. We have recruited another Card Room Manager, I'll leave it to him to annouce it in his own time. He will have to go through the grey licence process with Nightfly. I think it will be a popular choice.
6. Aces Trumper has already organised a number of high profile tournamants to be held at Dusk Till Dawn, subject to the gaming licence coming through.
7. I have recruited a White Licence "compliance officer" (every Casino must have one) who will ensure that we adere to all of the Gaming Boards codes of practice. He will also deal with all White, Grey and Red licencing issues for DTD and be the point of contact with the Gaming Board.
8. Chubbs has been winning at internet poker over the last few weeks.
By the end of July the mist will clear, and with only a small piece of luck, we'll be on the way towards creating the largest poker club in Europe and you will be able to come and visit us at the premises and see the club develop. We'll have a porta cabin set up so people can join and ask any questions.
