Forget poor late night poker shows and online gambling. T_his is a high-class affair
and to set the scene, Waterfront caught up with Pete Church, Director of London’s
T_he Buffalo Club
T_he bright lights of Vegas attract big crowds and taken through the process of confirming their “We spent three to four months researching the
a glamorous side to gambling. Coupled with the seat. market and outlining a suitable business model
release of films such as Honeymoon in Vegas, With a high-profile array of players, T_he Buffalo that would work within the appropriate
Ocean’s 11 and Casino Royale, Pete Church saw Club, was first discussed as a business venture by regulations of the gambling sector. T_he end
a gap in the market to cash in on the game of Pete and Lawrie, little over a year ago. result was a green light and after considerable
poker, setting up T_he Buffalo Club with time transitioning detailed plans into workable
long-term friend Lawrie Inman.
“T_he Buffalo Club offer
realities, here we are.”
T_he Buffalo Club offer invitation-only events for T_here might have been a gap in the market, but
amateur poker players, held at partner casinos in
invitation-only events to
to make it work, Pete and Lawrie were in
London. Invitations aren’t extended to the search of a name that would capture the
professional poker community and to receive an amateur poker players held at attention of a high-profile audience and make
invite to T_he Buffalo Club, one must first the business work. Pete explains, “Lawrie and I
register interest in playing on the company’s
partner casinos in London”
have been playing a home game with a group of
website. Once registered, the club contacts friends for five or six years now, when the
interested parties to discuss details while
“T_he Buffalo Club was first spoken about over
frequency of the home game started to become
establishing player suitability in-line with the
the Christmas period in 2007. Lawrie Inman
more regular, for a bit of fun we all decided to
standard regulations of partner casinos. Once a
suggested we look into the poker market for a
give ourselves a name. So each friend submitted
player’s suitability has been confirmed, guests are
business opportunity,” says Pete.
a name and we put it to the vote, “T_he Buffalo
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