Crockfords (casino)

Crockfords (also known as Crockfords Club or Crockfords Casino) is a casino in London located on Curzon Street.[1][2][3] The casino is located near and based on the former gentlemen's club in London called Crockford's.

This article is about the casino. For the historic London Club, see Crockford's (club). For other uses, see Crockford.
Crockfords
Location London, W1
Casino typeLand-Based
OwnerGenting Group
Websitewww.crockfords.com

In September 1999, Kerry Packer reportedly lost £11 million ($16.5 million) at Crockfords overtaking the previous British record loss at the time of £8 million by Greek millionaire Frank Saracakis, which also occurred at Crockfords.[4]

In 2012, poker player Phil Ivey, won £7.7 million after beating the casino in a session of punto banco baccarat, but was refused payment due to allegations of edge sorting. Ivey admitted to edge sorting, considering it a legitimate strategy and later sued the casino, but the court ruled in favor of Crockfords, stating Ivey was "cheating under civil law".[5] Ivey appealed this ruling, but lost his appeal in October 2017 in the UK Supreme Court.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Evolution Launches Dedicated Live Casino Areas for Genting and Crockfords". Casino News Daily. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. Anne Jolis (2014-10-10). "The house wins as Phil Ivey loses High Court battle against Crockfords casino". Coffee House. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  3. William Norman Thompson; Michele Comeau (1992). Casino Customer Service: The Win Win Game. University of Nevada Press. pp. 61–. GGKEY:AC3LKWT974X.
  4. Nick Constable (10 May 2011). This Is Gambling. SMT Publishing. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-85712-445-6.
  5. Brett Collson (2014-10-08). "Phil Ivey Loses £7.7 Million "Edge Sorting" Court Battle Against Crockfords Casino". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  6. "Poker star loses £7.7m Supreme Court claim". 25 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.

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