As the Teaching Assistant of Canada's only Mathematics of
Gambling course for four years,
I realized that Blackjack was a game of skill like Poker which
could be played legally so I
wanted to legalize Blackjack for the same reason.
These are just some of the news reports from that
"crusade" which culminated in the
"Project Robin Hood" Raid on what was the largest
gaming house in Canadian history,
28 Poker and Blackjack tables. The text of these press clipping
may be read at: turmelpress.com/prsgame.htm
After having been busted and fined $500 in 1977
and busted and jailed for 8 days in 1978,
the Rockert decision in the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a
one-night stand was
not a gaming house because it wasn't there long enough to impugn
the reputation of the
neighborhood. So I decided to get rid of the neighborhood by
moving my game on a boat.
I was charged again by the Hull police and was
convicted even though I had
argued to the judgethat I hadn't heard any fish complaining. I
was fined $500.
Then I tried another loophole witih the following results:
Then I tried another loophole in 1981 with the
following results:
In the meantime, I operated legal poker including Holdem tournaments.
Finally, after again being raided in 1988 at
the Bayshore Hotel, some good news
Judgment of Judge Fontana on
the gaming house found-ins charge
Judgment of Judge Lennox on my
gaming house keeper charge
With this acquittal in my hands and with double
jeopardy laws to back me up,
I started what they called the first public gambling casino in
Quebec:
The authorities really didn't like having such
a spectacle on public display.
They tried to shut me down in civil court but
it didn't work so they just ignored the
double jeopardy laws and:
Then another trial where the judge ruled that he
didn't care what the
Ontario judges had ruled so:
My opinion of Judge Bonin's decision...
So back to the original jurisdiction in Ontario....