ONLINE CASINO OWNER VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
4 July 2008
Unconfirmed reports that Warren Cloud died off the
coast of Spain
Unconfirmed reports from several sources early Sunday
morning are that online gambling casino owner Warren
Cloud (34) may have died on a boat off Ibiza, in Spain.
One of RTG's biggest online casino licensees, he is
reported to have succumbed to a heart attack whilst out
on a boat late Saturday evening.
The South African online gambling entrepreneur used
several aliases and was also known as "Don Fortune,"
"Richard Brooks" or "Oliver Curran" to many. He
eventually became the biggest and most successful of the
Real Time Gaming-powered casino operators with venues
like Crystal Palace, High Rollers Lounge, Vegas Riches,
Golden Nile Casino, Royal Circus Casino, Vegas Frontier
Casino and many other brands.
Starting out in Johannesburg, South Africa over nine
years ago with an online casino powered by Korean
software, Cloud was not initially successful and left
many players unpaid when he relocated elsewhere, first
to Australia and then London. However, his new
businesses flourished - albeit with a questionable
reputation - after he started using RTG software and
based his operations in Costa Rica.
That success was so pronounced that he at one stage
contemplated launching an IPO on the London AIM market
worth GBP 120 million. This did not materialise,
however, and there were rumours that Cloud had instead
secured investment finances from a wealthy European
businessman.
Often at the centre of controversial decisions to the
detriment of individual players, leading to widely
publicised disputes, Cloud had in recent times taken a
lower profile, leading to speculation that he may have
retired despite his relatively young age. He leaves a
widow and one child.
Update: Cloud's death has been confirmed by RealTime
Gaming.
Online Casino News courtesy of
InfoPowa
More news here.
Top of page |
Home |
News |
Forum |
Webcast |
Vortran |
Accredited Casinos |
Evil Ones |
Pitch a Bitch |
Online Gambling Resources |
Poker
|