 Online
Gambling Pioneer
Warren Cloud Dead
One of the first
online casino
operators, Warren
Cloud, died of an
apparent heart
attack while out on
his boat near Ibiza,
Spain late Saturday
evening
Gambling911.com can
report exclusively.
Cloud was believed
to have only been in
his thirties and
leaves a wife and child
behind.
The South African
online gambling
magnate was also
known as "Oliver
Curran" and quickly
became the biggest
and most successful
of the Real Time
Gaming casino
operators.
His online casinos
included the likes
of Crystal Palace,
America Online and
Lucky Coin Casino.
At one point,
Cloud's casinos were
reportedly valued at
£140million when the
group was planning
to float on the
London Exchange -
AIM.
 Cloud has
had somewhat of a
stormy history in
the world of
Internet casinos.
His brands were
often condemned for
"locking" customer
accounts and
withholding bonuses.
Brian Bailey, who
runs the enormously
successful
CasinoMeister
website has stated
that Cloud's online
casino group once
appeared on his
"rogue" list but
were eventually
removed from that
category after
lengthy
conversations with
Mr. Cloud.
Further details
related to Warren
Cloud's untimely
death were not
available at press
time Sunday.
----
Christopher
Costigan,
Gambling911.com
Publisher
CCostigan@CostiganMedia.com
Originally published
June 29, 2008 12:01
am EST
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