Tuesday, 19 August 2014
First it was Phil Ivey who fell foul of London's punto banco tables, now it's the wife of Oman's Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al-Busaidi.
Nora Al-Daher sued The Ritz casino after losing £2 million playing the same game.Al-Daher claimed that she was "taken advantage" of and put at an unfair disadvantage.In a statement to court, Mrs. Al-Daher said:"I needed someone that night to tell me to stop playing and bring me to my senses. If I had been told to stop, of course I would stop immediately. No one ever told me to stop or think about my gambling."However, in defence, The Ritz claimed that Mrs. Al-Daher had already lost a lot of money before entering its casino. Moreover, the high-end establishment denied it coerced the Omani woman into playing punto banco.Despite wagering more that £20 million in the last nine years at the London casino, Mrs. Al-Daher claims that various members of staff pushed her in gambling beyond her means by saying: "anything for you, Princess Nora...we trust you...no problem...relax...don't worry...next time you will get your money back."Unfortunately for Mrs. Al-Daher, the Judge was unsympathetic and saw no evidence why she shouldn't have to pay the casino the remaining £1 million she owed.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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