I think it is absolutely the right thing to do.
I"m not a regular but I think that gives me a clearer view of the way the place has been going, when you visit somewhere very regularly you don"t tend to notice small changes. I have only been there about 4 times but those visits have been spaced over the period it has been open and in my last two visits I thought things had gone noticeably downhill.
Nothing huge, but just a feeling about the place that it was becoming less welcoming and more like playing in every other British casino I"ve played in... some of the dealers not as bright and cheerful as they could be, often asking passing floor staff, "Isn"t it time for my break?"... the standard of behaviour and language of some of the regulars, Rob"s original intention was that the atmosphere should be friendly and somewhere where he could take friends for a pleasant evening, like a big home game - well if people behaved like that in my home they would soon be shown the door... an air of stress and overwork amongst the floor-people... and then there"s the toilets - what is it with the people up there, are they not potty trained as children? How hard can it be to pee
in a urinal and not on the foor underneath it? Is it a northern thing? Surely not!
If the changes bring the club back to type of atmosphere and experience it was when I first went there then I think we should all applaud Rob for standing by his principles and trying to operate a club for the enjoyment of civilised poker players and not just a money making venture.
