London has just been named the top poker destination in the world. I haven’t gone to any casinos yet, but there are tons of them around. There are two right on the high street here in Notting Hill. There’s also the big one in Leicester Square. I think the procedure is that you have to apply for membership before you can actually play. That application takes a day to clear. I guess that gives you a “cool-off period” before losing your arse to the Johnny Chans of the world.
LONDON, England — (PRESS RELEASE) — Bluff Europe, Europe’s most widely read poker magazine, has named Europe’s top five poker destinations based on a number of criteria and on the general level of poker enthusiasm in the city.
…1. London
“It was a difficult decision naming the top five poker cities in Europe,” said Michael Caselli, Editor-in-Chief of Bluff Europe, “but poker in London is like poker in no other city on earth. From the major TV tournaments like the European Poker Tour, to the gorgeous new poker room at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square, right through to the grassroots home games, private club games, pub tournaments and online games – which are going to be regulated by the British government come September – poker is quickly becoming one the city’s most popular past times. If you want a game, anytime day or night, you’ll easily find one in London.”
Furthermore, changes in the UK gambling laws have paved the way for “Vegas-style” casinos to slowly make their way into the country, as well as to allow more licensed terrestrial poker. Poker’s growth in the UK has been recognised by the World Poker Tour® (WPT) which is expected to finalise a distribution deal with Challenge TV; and World Series of Poker, which has elected to hold the first ever WSOP Europe in the capital.
All that said. I don’t care what anyone says. There’s only ONE destination for gambling…Vegas, baby, Vegas!
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