John C. Turmel, B. Eng.
8-37 Colborne E. Brantford, N3T 2G3
Tel/Fax: 519-753-0645  Email: turmel@ncf.ca
July 21 2004 

Mr. Duncan Brown, Chief Executive Officer: 
420-4120 Yonge St. Toronto M2P 2B8 
Tel/fax: 416-224-4912/50

Dear Mr. Brown:

Thank you for having the suggestions in my letter to Sgt. 
Joe Fotia, retired OPP Gaming Specialist. Joe Fotia is the 
OPP officer who spent a couple of years playing poker with 
me while investigating my three Casino Turmels in 1991 at my 
home, in 1992 at Baxter Rd. and in 1993 at St. Laurent Blvd. 
I agree with him that "the rules that are currently in place 
are made for the general public and are fair." 

Unfortunately, my suggestions had nothing to do with the 
rules being unfair. All my suggestions had either to do with 
the rules being a needless waste of my time or with making 
it a more pleasant game.

For example, most casinos choose seats by using cards out of 
the butt of the deck at the end of a hand. I can't believe 
that the OPP expert would say that the mere assignment of a 
seat needs a complete re-shuffle of the full deck. Your 
casino could be providing me with 60 hands per hour and only 
provides me with 40. Of course, both models, slow or fast, 
are still fair whether my time is wasted or not. I was not 
asking you to make your product fairer, I was asking you to 
make your product better. 

Similarly, the jangling of slot machines in the hallway a 
mere 15 feet away from the poker tables results in one of 
the noisiest poker environments in North America. Ask your 
staff to tape record an hour's worth to hear for yourself. 
Though being all subjected to the same hostile environment 
is fair but they do shut out the noise with windowed panels 
at the Taj Mahal and Tropicana in Atlantic City and 
Casinorama in Orillia to name a few poker rooms. At 
Brantford, it only takes a door at the entrance of the 
hallway to provide a quieter style of game. 
 
Please understand that I play many hours and when I'm paying 
you over $10 an hour to play, wastage of time will compel me 
to seek a judicial review of any rules that are not 
corrected which continue to be a complete waste of the time 
I am paying for. 

I'd appreciate a point-by-point explanation of why my "how 
to not waste time" suggestions should not be implemented. 
Now that I've explained how you can provide me with 60 hands 
an hour for my money, providing only 40 isn't satisfactory 
and I think a judge will agree I have legal interest in 
getting the most hands for my money.  
Yours resolutely, 
John Turmel

Cc: Joseph Cordiano, Economic Development and Trade Ministry 
Tel: 416-325-6900 Fax: 416-325-6918 www.ontariocanada.com