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'''Crockfords''' (also known as '''Crockfords Club''' or '''Crockfords Casino''') is a closed [[casino]] in [[London]] located on [[Curzon Street]].<ref name="casi_Evol">{{Cite web| title = Evolution Launches Dedicated Live Casino Areas for Genting and Crockfords| work = Casino News Daily| date = 2016-02-09| accessdate = 2016-03-15| url = http://www.casinonewsdaily.com/2016/02/09/evolution-launches-dedicated-live-casino-areas-genting-crockfords/}}</ref><ref name="blog_Theh">{{Cite web| title = The house wins as Phil Ivey loses High Court battle against Crockfords casino| author = Anne Jolis| work = Coffee House| date = 2014-10-10| accessdate = 2016-03-15| url = http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2014/10/the-house-wins-as-phil-ivey-loses-to-crockfords-casino/}}</ref><ref name="ThompsonComeau1992">{{cite book|author1=William Norman Thompson|author2=Michele Comeau|title=Casino Customer Service: The Win Win Game|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqRQZybk5lgC&pg=PA61|year=1992|publisher=University of Nevada Press|pages=61–|id=GGKEY:AC3LKWT974X}}</ref> The casino is located near and based on the former [[gentlemen's club]] in London called [[Crockford's (club)|Crockford's]].
'''Crockfords''' (also known as '''Crockfords Club''' or '''Crockfords Casino''') is a closed [[casino]] in [[London]] located on [[Curzon Street]].<ref name="casi_Evol">{{Cite web| title = Evolution Launches Dedicated Live Casino Areas for Genting and Crockfords| work = Casino News Daily| date = 2016-02-09| accessdate = 2016-03-15| url = http://www.casinonewsdaily.com/2016/02/09/evolution-launches-dedicated-live-casino-areas-genting-crockfords/}}</ref><ref name="blog_Theh">{{Cite web| title = The house wins as Phil Ivey loses High Court battle against Crockfords casino| author = Anne Jolis| work = Coffee House| date = 2014-10-10| accessdate = 2016-03-15| url = http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2014/10/the-house-wins-as-phil-ivey-loses-to-crockfords-casino/}}</ref><ref name="ThompsonComeau1992">{{cite book|author1=William Norman Thompson|author2=Michele Comeau|title=Casino Customer Service: The Win Win Game|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqRQZybk5lgC&pg=PA61|year=1992|publisher=University of Nevada Press|pages=61–|id=GGKEY:AC3LKWT974X}}</ref> The casino took its name from the former [[gentlemen's club]] in London called [[Crockford's (club)|Crockford's]].


==History==
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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.<ref name="Constable2011">{{cite book|author=Nick Constable|title=This Is Gambling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=992aAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT27|date=10 May 2011|publisher=SMT Publishing|isbn=978-0-85712-445-6|pages=27–}}</ref>
The modern incarnation of Crockford's was founded in 1928 or 1929 as a [[bridge club]], located at 21 [[Hertford Street]].<ref name=graves>{{cite book|title=Leather Armchairs: The Book of London Clubs|author=Charles Graves|publisher=Coward-McCann|year=1964|page=161|url=https://archive.org/details/leatherarmchairs00grav/page/160/mode/2up|quote=Crockford's was resurrected as a club in 1928 and was given its name purely because one of the founder-members had noticed a paragraph in the London ''Evening Standard'' which was a reprint of a news item exactly a century before about the start of the original Crockford's.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Round the clock at Crockford's|work=The Observer|date=7 April 1963|author=Maurice Richardson|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-round-the-clock-at-crockfor/134763177/|via=Newspapers.com|quote=In 1929 the club was restarted by Colonel Beasley, and in 1934 moved to Carlton House Terrace.}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-round-the-clock-at-crockfor/134763204/ Part 2 of article])</ref> It was founded by dissatisfied members of the [[Almack's]] bridge club, led by Colonel [[Henry Beasley]] and a Mrs. Bates.<ref name=graves /> The name was chosen after one of the founders read a news item about the original [[Crockford's (club)|Crockford's club]] having been established 100 years earlier.<ref name=graves /><ref>{{cite news|title=100 Years Ago|work=Evening Standard|date=27 January 1928|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-standard-100-years-ago/134756470/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

The club moved to 16 [[Carlton House Terrace]] in 1934,<ref name=graves /><ref>{{cite news|title=House-warming at Crockford's|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=8 March 1934|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-house-warming-at-cro/134760655/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> and then to its final location, 30 [[Curzon Street]], in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ladbroke cashes in on casinos|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=10 July 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-ladbroke-cashes-in-o/134762384/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gaming Act 1986 (notice)|work=The Guardian|date=16 February 1983|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-gaming-act-1968/134762429/|via=Newspapers.com|quote=A license has been granted under the provisions of the Gaming Act 1968 for Crockford's Club, 30, Curzon Street, London W1Y 7AE}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rowland moves into Playboy|work=Manchester Evening News|date=2 November 1983|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news-rowland-moves-in/134762624/|via=Newspapers.com|quote=Lonrho is already making ₤10m a year from two gaming clubs in London — Crockford's round the corner in Curzon Street and the International Sporting Club...}}</ref>

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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.<ref name="Constable2011">{{cite book|author=Nick Constable|title=This Is Gambling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=992aAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT27|date=10 May 2011|publisher=SMT Publishing|isbn=978-0-85712-445-6|pages=27–}}</ref>


In 2012, poker player [[Phil Ivey]], won £7.7 million after beating the casino in a session of punto banco [[baccarat (card game)|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".<ref name="poke_Phil">{{Cite web| title = Phil Ivey Loses £7.7 Million "Edge Sorting" Court Battle Against Crockfords Casino| author = Brett Collson| work = PokerNews Global| date = 2014-10-08| accessdate = 2016-03-15| url = http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/10/phil-ivey-loses-edge-sorting-court-battle-against-crockfords-19479.htm}}</ref> Ivey appealed this ruling, but lost his appeal in October 2017 in the UK Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41751208|title=Poker star loses £7.7m Supreme Court claim|author=|work=BBC News|date=25 October 2017|publisher=|accessdate=28 October 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
In 2012, poker player [[Phil Ivey]], won £7.7 million after beating the casino in a session of punto banco [[baccarat (card game)|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".<ref name="poke_Phil">{{Cite web| title = Phil Ivey Loses £7.7 Million "Edge Sorting" Court Battle Against Crockfords Casino| author = Brett Collson| work = PokerNews Global| date = 2014-10-08| accessdate = 2016-03-15| url = http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/10/phil-ivey-loses-edge-sorting-court-battle-against-crockfords-19479.htm}}</ref> Ivey appealed this ruling, but lost his appeal in October 2017 in the UK Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41751208|title=Poker star loses £7.7m Supreme Court claim|author=|work=BBC News|date=25 October 2017|publisher=|accessdate=28 October 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Gambling in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of casinos]]
* [[List of casinos]]


Revision as of 03:48, 7 November 2023

This article is about the casino. For the historic London Club, see Crockford's (club). For other uses, see Crockford.

Crockfords
Location London, W1
Closing dateOctober 2023
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerGenting Group
Websitewww.crockfords.com

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

History

The modern incarnation of Crockford's was founded in 1928 or 1929 as a bridge club, located at 21 Hertford Street.[4][5] It was founded by dissatisfied members of the Almack's bridge club, led by Colonel Henry Beasley and a Mrs. Bates.[4] The name was chosen after one of the founders read a news item about the original Crockford's club having been established 100 years earlier.[4][6]

The club moved to 16 Carlton House Terrace in 1934,[4][7] and then to its final location, 30 Curzon Street, in 1983.[8][9][10]

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.[11]

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".[12] Ivey appealed this ruling, but lost his appeal in October 2017 in the UK Supreme Court.[13]

In October 2023, Crockfords closed permanently. Its parent company, Genting Group, stated that "there are a combination of factors which have put high-end London casinos at a competitive disadvantage to other global market places and this has led to an unsustainable future for Crockfords in Mayfair".[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Evolution Launches Dedicated Live Casino Areas for Genting and Crockfords". Casino News Daily. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ Anne Jolis (10 October 2014). "The house wins as Phil Ivey loses High Court battle against Crockfords casino". Coffee House. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ^ William Norman Thompson; Michele Comeau (1992). Casino Customer Service: The Win Win Game. University of Nevada Press. pp. 61–. GGKEY:AC3LKWT974X.
  4. ^ a b c d Charles Graves (1964). Leather Armchairs: The Book of London Clubs. Coward-McCann. p. 161. Crockford's was resurrected as a club in 1928 and was given its name purely because one of the founder-members had noticed a paragraph in the London Evening Standard which was a reprint of a news item exactly a century before about the start of the original Crockford's.
  5. ^ Maurice Richardson (7 April 1963). "Round the clock at Crockford's". The Observer – via Newspapers.com. In 1929 the club was restarted by Colonel Beasley, and in 1934 moved to Carlton House Terrace. (Part 2 of article)
  6. ^ "100 Years Ago". Evening Standard. 27 January 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "House-warming at Crockford's". The Daily Telegraph. 8 March 1934 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ladbroke cashes in on casinos". The Daily Telegraph. 10 July 1982 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gaming Act 1986 (notice)". The Guardian. 16 February 1983 – via Newspapers.com. A license has been granted under the provisions of the Gaming Act 1968 for Crockford's Club, 30, Curzon Street, London W1Y 7AE
  10. ^ "Rowland moves into Playboy". Manchester Evening News. 2 November 1983 – via Newspapers.com. Lonrho is already making ₤10m a year from two gaming clubs in London — Crockford's round the corner in Curzon Street and the International Sporting Club...
  11. ^ Nick Constable (10 May 2011). This Is Gambling. SMT Publishing. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-85712-445-6.
  12. ^ Brett Collson (8 October 2014). "Phil Ivey Loses £7.7 Million "Edge Sorting" Court Battle Against Crockfords Casino". PokerNews Global. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Poker star loses £7.7m Supreme Court claim". BBC News. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ Amy Houghton (27 October 2023). "After 195 years, Britain's oldest casino has closed in Mayfair". TimeOut. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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