Genting Gambling Stories
Driving awareness of:. How to gamble responsibly. The tools that are available to help people gamble safely all year round. Sources of more advice and support. THE GENTING STORY. It all began in 1965 with Genting Highlands Resort on the lush, tropical highlands of Malaysia. Our ambitious founder, the late Tan Sri (Dr.) Lim Goh Tong, transformed 10,000 acres of dense, impenetrable forest, 6,000 feet above sea level, into the largest resort in the world.
'Asian-inspired touches' Resorts World Las Vegas is expected to have 3,500 rooms and a 110,00-square-foot casino with slots, table games and high-limit rooms. In his autobiography, ‘My Story’, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong recounted the story of an arduous journey he took with engineers and surveyors in 1963 to map the topography of the area now home to Resorts World Genting, the flagship highland resort of the Genting Group. Casino de Genting is one of the popular gambling venues in the world, first for its size and second for its storied history. Casino De Genting History The casino sits on top of an integrated hill resort. Many know about its grandeur and splendour but not many are aware of the challenges faced during its conceptualization and construction.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed a major victim in the British poker world as Genting is ceasing all live poker activity in the United Kingdom.
PokerNews was aware of rumours circulating regarding Genting not reopening its live poker operations before an employee reached out to us. The Genting employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, informed PokerNews they work in the Birmingham cardroom and have been told “Genting will cease all live poker in their casinos.”
Our source claims the Genting Resorts World Casino in Birmingham is losing 98 employees with between 20 and 50 jobs lost at every Genting casino around the United Kingdom.
A Cardroom Manager at one of Genting's casinos, posted an update on his Facebook page.
Please note: It was not this manager who told PokerNews of the upcoming redundancies
“Well, it’s been emotional. Thank you to all our poker players, hope you have a great experience. Thoughts to all my colleagues (family) that didn’t deserve this (although in current climate it was kind of expected) you are all superstars and proud to have had you in our team. Onwards and Upwards. PS anyone hiring?”
PokerNews reached out to several Genting sources, including the President and Chief Operating Officer of their UK operations, but none had replied at the time of writing.
Genting To Close Three UK Venues
The cessation of live poker operations comes less than a week after Genting announced it is considering the closing of three of its UK casino.
GMB, the union for leisure and hospitality workers, revealed Genting casinos in Bristol, Margate, and Torquay are set to permanently close, resulting in significant job losses. GMB also warned of possible job losses across the company’s remaining 29 sites.
Paul Willcock, the President and COO of Genting UK, sent a statement to his employees, which read in part, “The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges. It has had a huge financial impact on our business and caused significant uncertainty for the foreseeable future. I am therefore forced to contemplate some very difficult options to ensure survival.”
The End of the Genting Poker Series
It looks certain the long-running Genting Poker Series (GPS) has ran its last event. Launched in 2012, the GPS proved extremely popular in its infancy thanks to its solid bling structures, affordable £440 buy-in and substantial guarantees.
Genting inexplicably closed its online poker arm, which ran on the iPoker Network, a couple of years ago, which had a profound effect on the number of entrants because players could no longer qualify online or play Day 1 online.
Lower attendances and a restructuring of the GPS results in smaller buy-in stops being scheduled. The last GPS event was an £80 buy-in held at Genting Club Stoke on Trent that attracted 397 entrants and awarded £26,966.
Recent Genting Refurbishments
It’s only a year since Genting spent £750,000 refurbishing its casino in Luton. Part of that refurbishment was the creation of a “more intimate poker room” which will now likely be converted to more gaming floor space.
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Eighteen months ago, Genting Casino Westcliff underwent a multi-million pound makeover.
Five years ago, Genting Resorts World Birmingham opened its doors to the public. It cost £150 million and is part of an entertainment and shopping complex at the site of the Genting Arena, formely the NEC. It features 50 shopping outlets, cinema, hotel, and a vast casino.
Author’s Note : Here are two short ghost stories that I’ve heard from 2 different sources in Genting
Short Ghost Story #1
We were on a short vacation at Genting when a very unfortunate incident happened to my wife. We were staying at Highlands tower in a rented apartment with some of our close friends on that holiday. It happened during the evening when our friends were still at the casino gambling and after a tiresome day, both of us decided to head back to the apartment to get some rest before dinner. My wife had proceeded to the bathroom while I lazed at the couch watching tv. It was not some 1 hour plus minus (its normal that she takes long showers) that my wife stormed out of the bathroom looking flustered and annoyed.
I looked at her puzzled while she scolds me for being ignorant. When I asked why, she told me that she had been screaming her lungs out for the past 15 minutes to me that the door had been stuck. I told her that I had heard nothing at all although the bathroom was just nearby and even my tv volume wasn’t turned on loud. I could have heard her immediately. My wife then looked at me frightened that she had indeed been locked inside the bathroom the past 15 minutes. She had kept on banging against the door, kept turning the door knobs and kept screaming for me but no one had come to her rescue. It was not until she decided to calm down for another 1 minute or so then the door suddenly opened itself.
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Fearing the worst, we immediately ran downstairs and waited for the others. Nothing much happened again after that, but that bathroom incident was just enough to conclude my wife’s decision to never stay in that apartment again
Short Ghost Story #2
My friend, Adam, was on a business trip a few years back. The location was at Genting Highlands. I forgot where Adam’s accommodation was but that was his last visit there. Adam swore he would never ever be staying over for the night even if he had too Adam had a long day that day for the meeting lasted the whole day and by the end of the day, he was so tired that he headed back to his apartment alone.
That night, Adam slept like a baby. In the morning when he woke up, Adam was shocked when he realizes that he had found himself sleeping in the middle of the living room floor! Surely he had been pretty tired yesterday, but he was not drunk. Until today, Adam still insists that he tucked himself to bed that night and had not passed out on the floor. Something or someone had quietly moved him to the living room which was some feet away from his bedroom while he was fast asleep. But how could anyone had moved him without him waking up? The question still remains a question
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