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I've been watching from afar the nefarious happenings of the past few weeks and would like to separate fact from fiction as I knew both Charley and JR at Aces Gold and Eddie at Alladin's Gold.
I say from afar because I had stopped gambling a long time before these two companies closed up. As such some may suggest that had I lost money at either or both companies, I may have a different attitude.
I would like to point out the difference between these two companies and their owners and say what I am sure will be an unpopular word on both of their behalfs.
Let's start with Eddie from Alladin's Gold. Eddie was and is a stand-up guy who unfortunately (like myself), got the gambling bug. In my opinion, it doesn't matter which side of the counter you're on, if gambling's in your system, it takes a special kind of discipline to have it go unchecked. I knew and admired (still do) Eddie very much. He was a passionate businessman who was successful in other businesses, but as he proved by having to bail out of not one, but two, offshore sportsbooks, the gambling business is not like other businesses.
I'd like people to know that Eddie is a stand-up guy who made some mistakes and should not be confused with the likes of a Ray Meyer (or whatever his name was) from Action Sports, a company whose intent was to defraud. Premiere League did business for years and Eddie's word was his bond, his intentions honorable for all the years I knew him.
The even larger shocker to me was Aces Gold/Sports Market. Here was in my opinion for many years the best book out there in so many ways. The owner Charley was a leader for so many years in Curacao. He was so well respected by the other books in that area. I had many business dealings with Aces for so many years and until the end they created the standard for other books to step up to. Anyone who doesn't remember those years wasn't there.
Again here was a business with NOTHING BUT HONORABLE INTENTIONS for many many years. Don't make Charley out to be a crook or scam artist and put him in the same category as Ray Meyer or other notorious crooks. He is not.
Charley and Eddie are two gentlemen who had businesses that failed that happened to be sportsbooks, that is all. As one who has had more than a couple of failed businesses in his lifetime, believe me, it's no picnic. Wherever Charley and Eddie are or wind up, they would always be welcome at my home and I want them to know there are some of us who understand and wish you the best.
I say from afar because I had stopped gambling a long time before these two companies closed up. As such some may suggest that had I lost money at either or both companies, I may have a different attitude.
I would like to point out the difference between these two companies and their owners and say what I am sure will be an unpopular word on both of their behalfs.
Let's start with Eddie from Alladin's Gold. Eddie was and is a stand-up guy who unfortunately (like myself), got the gambling bug. In my opinion, it doesn't matter which side of the counter you're on, if gambling's in your system, it takes a special kind of discipline to have it go unchecked. I knew and admired (still do) Eddie very much. He was a passionate businessman who was successful in other businesses, but as he proved by having to bail out of not one, but two, offshore sportsbooks, the gambling business is not like other businesses.
I'd like people to know that Eddie is a stand-up guy who made some mistakes and should not be confused with the likes of a Ray Meyer (or whatever his name was) from Action Sports, a company whose intent was to defraud. Premiere League did business for years and Eddie's word was his bond, his intentions honorable for all the years I knew him.
The even larger shocker to me was Aces Gold/Sports Market. Here was in my opinion for many years the best book out there in so many ways. The owner Charley was a leader for so many years in Curacao. He was so well respected by the other books in that area. I had many business dealings with Aces for so many years and until the end they created the standard for other books to step up to. Anyone who doesn't remember those years wasn't there.
Again here was a business with NOTHING BUT HONORABLE INTENTIONS for many many years. Don't make Charley out to be a crook or scam artist and put him in the same category as Ray Meyer or other notorious crooks. He is not.
Charley and Eddie are two gentlemen who had businesses that failed that happened to be sportsbooks, that is all. As one who has had more than a couple of failed businesses in his lifetime, believe me, it's no picnic. Wherever Charley and Eddie are or wind up, they would always be welcome at my home and I want them to know there are some of us who understand and wish you the best.
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