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It's time to ride into the sunset, my friends

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The Dude

The Dude

The artist formally known as Casinomeister
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Editor's note: this thread is closed for comments since I have a more detailed one here: Bryan Bailey Says Goodbye. If you'd like to comment there, please be my guest.
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Yes, it's no longer a rumour - but a fact:
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I hit retirement age last year, and it's time for me to slowly fade away. I will be around of course and will still be at the helm while handing over my duties.

It has been a wild and crazy 26 years. I will be posting more about this later. :thumbsup:
 
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Everything is business as usual - and I see this site finally taking off as it should. Some might say I’ve ridden "the wave" for long enough – well, thinking on this – perhaps it was me who started that wave. Like my son recently said, “Old man get out of the way!” sure thing – that’s what I’m going to do. I wish GiG the best of luck to continue this Casinomeister journey.

I will still be working here for the next several months, so it's not like I'm really going away. :thumbsup:
 
And that folks, is a page in the history of online gaming being turned. Bryan has been on the scene since the late 1990s -- as have I for that matter -- and has been not only a pioneer but a leader and guiding light for a quarter of a century. To say I'm saddened by his departure is an huge understatement; to say that I wish him all the very best in that sunset of his hardly begins to express my thanks and appreciation for the 17 years I've had the pleasure of being his colleague and work-mate. Happy trails big guy.

- Max
 
Impressive entrepreneurship turning a passion into a business. Much respect for the journey traveled and all that you have brought to the casino industry. Happy retirement Sir!
 
wow.. difficult day for me... well I thought that the great Bryan would be immortal for CM.... Personally / professionally there have been many special and unique moments, I have had the pleasure of working with and alongside you for the last 8 years in this "creature" called Casinomeister. Deserved retirement Bryan, Carpe diem!!
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Sorry to see you leave the captain's chair Bryan but you've definitely earned your retirement from Casinomeister. We can only hope the new owners don't, erm, 'do an Evolution' on the joint! :D

Thanks for all you've done for the online casino landscape for so many years.
 
Wow Bryan! also kinda always felt you'd never hang it up and out-meister us all! But -well deserved retirement and i hope you get to use all that extra time to the fullest, old chap! Happy to have been here for the most of it, also have fantastic memories through-out, aside from all the knowledge i picked up. MAde a ton of friends here, and some of them even irl! Will keep visiting as per usual (granted a lot less these days) and here's hoping that you'll pop back in on a regular basis!

All the best, dear Bryan! :cheers:
 
Congratulations Bryan - a truly epic post & time for a very well deserved rest!

Massive thanks for your efforts here over the years, (and the same goes to the entire Casinomeister team). I dare say you won't be a stranger around & let's hope we still see you at a show or conference (or 2).

Congratulations too to GiG for a brilliant acquisition - long may this place continue to thrive.
 
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Well, I didn't see that coming. Congrats on the retirement, it's going to be tough for the new owners to fill those boots!
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agree, time to leave, lets start our own forum ;)
 
Woooow, almost spilled my morning coffee reading those news ?

Congrats Bryan and the team ❤️
Although for me as well, your retirement or acquisition of CM, were just impossible to ever imagine! Quite a journey - thanks Bryan and Casinomeister for being a good cop for 26 years! ?

just to add - 26 years and counting :D
I believe CM will be in good hands :)
 
All the best for your retirement Bryan.

I am sure you will be remembered for years to come, your legacy will live on and remain a thriving community due to all your efforts over the years.

Now ...how are you going to fill all that time on your hands now without us troublesome lot to keep you on your toes? :)
 
Bryan,

Thank you firstly for being a true friend, secondly for creating such an amazing site in CM that has stood the test of time. Finally, for allowing me to work with such a great small team of people. It has been an absolute blast, every single day.

I wish you nothing but the best for the future. You deserve it.
 
Suprising read first thing in the morning!

I've been a member here two decades myself, and never really thought this day would come. Makes me almost feel old too.

Thanks for everything Bryan, and enjoy your retirement.

And remember, the more you age, the more elated you'll become.

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It's the summer of 1998...
  • Microgaming are hitting it out of the park with their latest one-liner slots, and the first progressive jackpot is just around the corner - it would be another 11 years before they found the other 242 ways of their golden era.
  • Planet Poker had opened their doors, offer $3-$6 Limit Hold'Em. [
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  • IGT had just shelled out £42m for Barcrest, an Amusements With Prizes (AWP) provider from the UK. [
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  • The owner of World Wide Tele Sports, William Scott, set up his licensed gambling operation in Antigua. Naturally the US disagreed and charged him for illegally taking sports bets - it would be another three years before they realised he wasn't who he claimed to be, and Sam Alvin Ashley Jr had allegedly been on the run for more than a decade. [
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  • More than 200 sites were operating, with Frost & Sullivan reporting $830m in online gambling revenues for 1998. The dot com boom was in full swing - and it looked like the good times would never end (they did, 2000).
  • Nobody knew what UKGC (2007) or eCOGRA (2003) meant, and few had heard of a NetEnt (1996).
  • We couldn't play with live dealers (2001), live roulette (2004) or on our mobiles (also 2004), but every British pub had a Billy Bleach who knew how to play the machines... "
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(if you want more early nostalgia, there's a 2008 repost of an older - unavailable - thread on CM here)

... and some guy decides to create a forum for this stuff. Why!?! :laugh:

Thank you for everything you've done for this community - and the wider industry - over the past 26 years. You've built a strong team and I hope that the new owners will take care of CM much like you have for a quarter of a century. Enjoy your retirement and don't be a stranger!
 
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