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PLYMOUTH POKER SCORES SOUTHPORT’S SPORTING SPONSORSHIP
FOR CHARITY
The celebrations kicked off when Genting Casino Southport announced its £20,000 sponsorship of local national league team,
The team at Genting Casino Plymouth played a winner for St Luke’s Hospice, when Southport Football Club. The deal included an option to rename the ground’s main stand, so Genting chose to name it after a
they raised almost £1,300 for the cause in a charity poker tournament. local charity with which it has close connections, the Community Link Foundation.

Thirty-three players took part in the event, organised by poker room manager Rob Regional Marketing Manager, Dan Lawton explained: “We’re delighted to be working with Southport FC and hope our sponsorship goes
Hitchcock, with registration fees, equating to 20 per cent of the prize pot, and the some way to ensuring a second division future for the club in 2019.
generous donations of participants going to St Luke’s.
“We have worked in partnership with the Community Link Foundation since the casino launched in 2013 so sponsoring the
The event was part of the hospice’s Accumulator Challenge, where teams from local GM, Hospice supporters and the main stand at Southport FC in their name seemed like the ideal opportunity to further raise the profile of this very
companies have been battling it out to raise the most money for the hard-working Plymouth team celebrate a great event worthwhile cause.”
charity. To celebrate the sponsorship, an exclusive dinner was hosted at the Southport FC
ground by Genting Casino Southport, at which the renamed main stand was
General Manager, Kevin Gale, said: “This was our first charity tournament and it was such a success we would like to make it officially unveiled.
an annual event. St Luke’s Hospice is a great cause supported by one of our players, Dave Ottley, so when he asked if we could
get involved we were happy to help. The evening generated a wonderful atmosphere and we would like to thank every person
who joined the competition for their generosity and charitable spirit.”

GLASGOW POWERS UP

It was a proud moment at Genting Casino Glasgow when Clyde
Powerchair Football Club player, Jonathan Burns, who is 14
and suffers from Cerebral Palsy, was presented with a new
Sports Powerchair.

The Powerchair was donated as part of an ongoing relationship
between Genting and the CHIPS charity, for which a phenomenal
£33,000 was raised in November 2016, when five Genting Casino team
members ran the Rock ‘N’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon. Jade Westcott

Head Cashier Irene Nuqui, who has helped manage the partnership with
L-R: Rob Marshall, Elaine and John Burns [parents],
Robert Sweeny [Clyde Powerchair Football Club], CHIPS, commented: “We are proud to have supported the CHIPS charity
Gary Ferrari, Irene Nuqui with Johathan in his new chair for many years and are delighted to have used some of the funds raised TORQUAY’S KNOCKOUT
to buy a Powerchair for such a fantastic local organisation.”
PUNCH FOR CANCER
Genting VIP Executive Gary Ferrari, who nominated the cause, added: “It was a real pleasure meeting
Jonathan and other members of the Clyde Powerchair Football Club and we hope that the new chair The team at Genting Casino Torquay haven’t
helps to support their continued success.” been pulling any punches when it comes to
supporting the local community.

Indeed, when they found out that customer
‘PANDAMONIUM’ AT GENTING BOLTON Jade Westcott, was competing in an Ultra
White Collar Boxing fight to raise money
for Cancer Research UK, the Casino was
Genting Casino Bolton took a walk a member of the team donned a WWF Marketing Advocate, Alan Warwick, delighted to contribute towards Jade’s efforts.
on the wild side as the team hosted Panda costume, as well as handing out commented: “We were the only They donated £700 to the cause, taking the
a day of animal action to support branded t-shirts, badges and stickers company in Bolton to sign up to Earth fundraising total to a fantastic £1,280.
WWF’s Earth Hour for the third to customers. Hour and each year we have been
consecutive year. determined to make the celebrations Genting Casino Torquay General Manager,
But it wasn’t just the Panda who put in bigger and better than the last. We
Kevin Gale, commented: “Here at Genting
As part of the world’s largest an appearance, with staff getting their are proud to have hosted a really great Casino Torquay we love to get involved with
demonstration for action on climate best animal onesies and costumes out night for our customers and raised local causes, so when we heard about what
change, the team turned off all non- in an effort to also raise awareness lots of money for a fantastic local Jade was doing we just had to show her our
L-R Jane Ikin, Jessica Sherrington, Matty essential lights from 8.30-9.30pm. and funds for local animal shelter, the cause in the process.” support. Jade was a real knockout in the ring
Finnigan (Panda) and Alan Warwick To help get everyone into the spirit, Bolton Destitute Animal Centre. and did us all proud.”