Exclusive Mayfair Poker Club On The Way
Published: Friday, October 07, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
EXCLUSIVE MAYFAIR POKER CLUB ON THE WAY
Land poker room could be London's first licensed card room under the new
Gambling Act
Look out for an up-market, member's only poker club that is set to open its
doors in Mayfair, central London, in early 2006.
The Fox Poker Club, as it will be called, has applied to the Gaming Board of
Great Britain for a casino license which will make it London's first fully licensed
card room.
The club plans to have not only the first, but one of the largest card rooms
in London offering absolute comfort in the surroundings of a listed Georgian
townhouse. A dedicated "Platinum Room", with full TV studio facilities,
will be available to Platinum Members and their guests. The Platinum Room will
host high stakes no-limit cash games, and will be the location of the final
table for major tournaments. Fox Poker Club Members will be able watch these
games live from the comfort of the bar and lounge area on state of the art flat-screen
televisions.
With limited membership, poker enthusiasts who are interested in joining are
encouraged to express their interest in a pre-registration form on the club's
website.
The poker club will be situated next door to its sister club, The Fox Club,
which is an exclusive private members club. Both clubs are housed in elegant
five-storey Georgian townhouses, which date back to the 1800s when Charles Fox,
whom the clubs are named after, resided there. Fox was a leading Whig politician,
and a well-known gambler.
The club will be run by a group of enthusiasts who have a track record in the
gaming industry. Club founder Chris North said, "We wanted to open a club
dedicated to poker that was legally allowed to offer the full range of Poker
properly regulated and in a secure environment."
Fellow founder Brian Mattingley added, "The Fox Poker Club is owned and
run by poker fans, for poker fans and we aim to make it the number one destination
of choice for the capital's poker players."
