Queen Mary 2 Casino Poker
Poker game aboard the Queen Mary Summary Drawing shows four men, seated, facing each other in a game of poker, aboard the Queen Mary, which was used to transport troops, February, 1944. Contributor Names Sugarman, Tracy, 1921-2013, artist.
Whether you’re an avid poker player or just like to try your luck on the slot machines, cruise ship casinos offer a little something for everyone, without a flight to Las Vegas.
- Queen Mary 2 is a remarkable flagship, her style and elegance are legendary. Above all, it‘s the space she offers and the luxury for you to do as little or as much as you wish which sets her apart. Welcome to a true icon. Our flagship is a truly astonishing liner and you’ll find an incredible sense of freedom from the space she offers.
- Casino guests will find 9 gaming tables offering a selection of blackjack, three card poker, roulette, heads up and Texas hold’em. Bets can be placed from $3 right up to a maximum of $500. And if slots are more your thing these days, you’re still in luck because there are also 99 slots machines where you can place bets from as little as $0.
While some cruise lines offer more games than others, blackjack, poker, roulette, and slots are standard on all ships except Silversea Cruises, which don’t allow poker. Here’s what cruise lines offer in their casinos so you can take a gamble on your next cruise:
| Cruise Line | Games | Minimum Bets | Penny Slots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azamara Club Cruises | Blackjack, roulette, three-card poker, slots. | $3-$5 for table games; penny slots. | Gaming lessons available. Age: 18; 21 on Alaska sailings. Payment: Cash, onboard account, or pre-approved line of credit. Smoking is permitted. |
| Carnival Cruise Lines | Blackjack, roulette, three-card and electronic poker, craps, bingo, slots. | $5 for blackjack and craps; $1 for roulette; penny slots. | Card tournaments on select sailings. Age: 18 Payment: Cash or onboard account. Smoking is permitted; there are non-smoking areas. |
| Celebrity Cruises | Blackjack, roulette, three-card and electronic poker, Texas Hold ’em, , craps, slots. Baccarat and let it ride are available by request on Celebrity Reflection, Celebrity Silhouette, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Equinox, and Celebrity Solstice. Number of tables and slots varies by ship. | Varies for table games; $5 for blackjack; penny slots. | Age: 18; 21 on Alaska sailings. Payment: Cash or onboard account. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Costa Cruises | Blackjack, three-card and five-card poker, fun 21, roulette, slots. | $5 for card games — $3 on port days from 8-9 pm and sea days 2-6 pm; $1 for roulette. | Age: 18. Payment: Cash. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Crystal Cruises | Blackjack, craps, roulette, three-card and electronic poker, Texas Hold ’em, slots. Mini-baccarat is available upon request. | $5 for table games; penny slots. | Age: 18. Payment: Onboard account, cash, or line of credit established before sailing. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Cunard Line | Blackjack, three-card poker, roulette, slots. | 25 cents for roulette; $1 for blackjack and poker; penny slots. | Age: 18. Payment: Cash or onboard account. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Disney Cruise Line | These ships do not have casinos. | These ships do not have casinos. | These ships do not have casinos. |
| Holland America Line | Blackjack, roulette, craps, three-card poker, Texas Hold ’em, slots. | $5 for table games; $1 for roulette, and Texas Hold ’em; penny slots. | Lottery, tournaments in slots or blackjack, free gaming lessons, and Club 21, a frequent players club with opportunity to earn rewards for every game you play. Age: 18. Payment: Cash, onboard account, cash advance. Slots only use card registered with onboard account. Smoking is permitted. |
| MSC Cruises | Blackjack, poker, roulette, chemin de fer, punto banco, trente et quarante, slots, bingo. | $5-$10 for table games; penny slots. | Tournaments. Age: 18 on Mediterranean sailings; 21 on Caribbean sailings. Payment: Cash, credit card, or onboard account. Smoking is permitted on all ships except MSC Divina. |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | Blackjack, craps, roulette, let it ride, three-card poker, Texas Hold ’em, pai gow poker, baccarat, slots. | $5 for table games; penny slots. | Tournaments in blackjack, slots, and Texas Hold ’em; free lessons on a variety of games; reward program is available. Age: 18. Payment: Cash or chips. Smoking is permitted. |
| Oceania Cruises | Blackjack, poker, roulette, slots. | $10 for 2 blackjack tables; $25 for 1; $5 for all others. | Age: 18. Payment: Cash or chips. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Princess Cruises | Blackjack, roulette, craps, Texas Hold ’em, three-card and five-card poker, let it ride, slots, bingo. Table games vary by ship. | $3-$5 for table games; penny slots on some ships. | Blackjack, Texas Hold ’em, and slot tournaments, table game lessons, and a lottery. Age: 21; 18 in Australia or the U.K.; 20 in Japan. Payment: Onboard account or cash. Smoking is permitted except on smoke-free nights. |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | Blackjack, poker, roulette, mini-craps, slots. | $10 for 2 blackjack tables; $25 for 1; $5 for all others. | Age: 18. Payment: Cash or chips. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Royal Caribbean International | Blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, slots. | $3-$5 for table games; penny slots. Table games vary by ship. | Blackjack, Texas Hold ’em, and slot tournaments; rewards program; and game lessons. Age: 18; 21 on Alaska sailings. Payment: Cash, onboard account, or pre-approved line of credit. |
| Seabourn Cruise Line | Blackjack, roulette, slots; poker is available on select days. | $5-$100. | Age: 21. Payment: Cash, onboard account, traveler’s checks. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Silversea Cruises | Blackjack, roulette, slots. | None. | Gaming lessons. Age: 18. Payment: Cash or cash advances. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Windstar Cruises | Blackjack, poker, roulette, slots. | $5 for table games. | Age: 21. Payment: Cash. Smoking is not permitted. |
| Born | April 21, 1978 (age 42) Loveland, Colorado, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, speaker, author |
| Molly's Game | |
| Parent(s) | Larry Bloom |
| Relatives | Jeremy Bloom (brother) Colby Cohen (cousin) |
Molly Bloom (born April 21, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, speaker,[1]author of the 2014 memoir Molly's Game. She had trained for years to become an Olympicskier, but was injured while trying to qualify for the Olympics.
In April 2013, she was charged with running a high-stakes poker game that originated in the Viper Room in Los Angeles, which attracted wealthy people, sports figures, and Hollywood celebrities.[2] In May 2014, after pleading guilty to reduced charges, she was sentenced to one year of probation, a $1,000 fine, and 200 hours of community service.[3] In addition, she was required to forfeit $125,000 in earnings from the games she operated.[3]
A film adaptation of her book, Molly's Game, starring Jessica Chastain and directed by Aaron Sorkin, debuted in December 2017.[4]
Early life[edit]
Bloom was born on April 21, 1978, and grew up in Loveland, Colorado. Her father, Larry Bloom, is a clinical psychologist and a professor at Colorado State University.[5] Her mother, Char, was a ski and snowboard instructor and a professional fly-fisher with her own line of clothing.[6] Bloom's father is Jewish and her mother is Christian.[7] Her brothers are Jordan Bloom, a surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Jeremy Bloom, who was an American Olympic skier and professional American football player with the Philadelphia Eagles.[8] She was a competitive skier and at one time ranked third in Nor-Am Cup for women's moguls skiers; she later suffered an injury while trying to qualify for the Olympics.[9] She attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.[10]
Poker game[edit]
In 2004, Bloom moved to Los Angeles and found work as a barmaid. In 2004, Darin Feinstein, one of the co-owners of The Viper Room nightclub, was approached by actor Tobey Maguire about hosting a high-stakes poker game in the basement of the club. Feinstein recruited Bloom to cater to the players and manage the game. In 2007, Bloom started her own business, registering Molly Bloom Inc. as an event and catering company to host poker tournaments.[11] By 2008, the games had graduated to private homes and hotels like the Peninsula Beverly Hills, with hands going as high as $4 million.[12] In addition to Maguire, many wealthy individuals, celebrities and sports figures were known to frequent the games including Leonardo DiCaprio, Alec Gores, Macaulay Culkin, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Alex Rodriguez, Nelly, Mary Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Phil Ivey, Rick Salomon and Andy Beal.[13][14][15] The onset of the 2008 recession made underground poker games less common, and in 2009, Bloom moved to an Upper West Side high-rise near Manhattan's Lincoln Center. She began organizing games in a private apartment at the new Astor Place and suites at the Plaza Hotel, which used the same sophisticated dealing equipment used in casinos, and which were staffed by women hired from 1 Oak, an exclusive nightclub. However, Bloom had fewer contacts in New York, where raids on underground games prompted them to relocate to Long Island. As a result of this, Bloom attracted rich businessmen from Wall Street but also more disreputable gamblers whose bids were significantly smaller than those in Los Angeles. In June 2010, Bloom was served with a $116,133 tax lien for failing to pay appropriate taxes on her New York events.[13]
Arrest and sentencing[edit]
In 2011, one of Bloom's games in Los Angeles was shut down as part of a bankruptcy investigation into a Ponzi scheme run by Bradley Ruderman, one of the players.[16] Bloom, who had received money from Ruderman as part of the game, was accused of receiving $473,000 from Ruderman's bank to settle his debts and sued by the bankruptcy trustee for $473,200, but she denied that she was involved in organizing illegal gambling.[16] Bank records showed 19 transfers to Bloom in 2007 and 2008 for amounts up to $57,500.[13]
On April 16, 2013, Bloom was arrested and charged along with 33 others as part of a $100 million money laundering and illegal sports gambling operation.[2]Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, charged 12 people with racketeering. Others were charged with money laundering, extortion, fraud and operating illegal poker rooms in New York City. Bloom, who was 34 at the time, faced a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, six years of supervised release, a fine of $1.5 million or twice the amount gained from the crimes or twice the amount lost by victims, and a $200 special assessment.[17][18]
In May 2014, Bloom pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to one year of probation and 200 hours of community service.[19] At the sentencing, Bloom's lawyer, Jim Walden, told the court that Bloom was in severe debt which included forfeiting $125,000 in poker proceeds as part of the plea.[3] He stated that Bloom had 'been ordered into the gambling business' by her boss at a Los Angeles real estate company,[3] then went on to create her own illegal poker game in New York in 2009.[3]
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Book and film[edit]
Bloom's memoir about her experiences, Molly's Game, was published in 2014.[20]
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A film adaptation of the book, also called Molly's Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2017.[21]Jessica Chastain plays the role of Molly Bloom.[22] The film received a 2018 Academy Award nomination in the category Best Adapted Screenplay.[23]
References[edit]
- ^'How to Create An Authentic Customer Experience, According to Poker Entrepreneur Molly Bloom - Business101.com'. Business101.com. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ abNancy Dillon; Robert Gearty; Daniel Beekman (April 17, 2013). 'Feds take down high-stakes poker, sports booking ring used by A-list celebs, Wall Street fat cats'. New York Daily News. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ abcdeGregorian, Dareh (May 2, 2014). 'So-called 'Poker Princess,' implicated in $100 million gambling ring, ducks jail time, gets probation'. Daily News. New York, NY.
- ^Ray Rahman (August 14, 2017). 'Aaron Sorkin on Directing His First Movie With 'Molly's Game''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Nate Day (March 8, 2017). 'New book-to-movie adaptation has connection to daughter of CSU faculty'. Rocky Mountain Collegian. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Charlie Meyers (February 25, 2006). 'Bloom to appear at sports show'. The Denver Post. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Bloom, Nate (November 22, 2017). 'Hollywood's Celebrity Jews - Movies and more'. The Detroit Jewish News. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ^Pullen, John Patrick (March 2013). 'World-Champion Skier Jeremy Bloom's Unconventional Path to Entrepreneurship'. Entrepreneur. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^'Molly Bloom – Cup Standings'. FIS-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^John Wenzel (August 27, 2014). 'Molly Bloom's 'Game' reveals stacked deck of ambition, drama in world of high-stakes poker'. The Denver Post. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Robert Kolker (June 30, 2013). 'Manhattan Fold 'Em'. New York Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Seth Abramovitch (September 10, 2017). 'Hollywood Flashback: In 2008, Molly Bloom Was Tinseltown's Poker Queen'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ abcHaddon, Heather (July 10, 2011). 'The queen of secret celeb poker'. New York Post. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Italiano, Laura (2018-01-03). 'How the underground 'Poker Princess' managed to school Hollywood bigs'. New York Post. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^LandShark (2013-08-08). 'Hollywood's Elite Exposed in Gambling Crackdown, Guilty Plea Entered - PocketFives'. PocketFives. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ abDuke, Alan (June 23, 2011). 'Celebs play high-stakes poker in Beverly Hills hotels, lawsuits say'. CNN. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^'Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 34 Members and Associates of Two Russian-American Organized Crime Enterprises with Operating International Sportsbooks That Laundered More Than $100 Million'. FBI (Press release). April 16, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Santora, Marc; Rashbaum, William K. (April 16, 2013). 'Agents Raid Gallery in Carlyle Hotel in Gambling Probe'. The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Rich Calder (May 3, 2014). ''Poker princess' gets probation for role in $100M gambling ring'. New York Post. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Bloom, Molly (June 24, 2014). 'Her House of Cards'. Vanity Fair. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^Debruge, Peter (September 9, 2017). 'Film Review: 'Molly's Game''. Variety. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^''Molly's Game': Film Review TIFF 2017'. The Hollywood Reporter. September 8, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^'Oscar Nominees Writing Adapted Screenplay Nominee'. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Molly Bloom on IMDb