January 2017

After 5 years of very hard work for the team, the Fusiliers were finally able to relax and join the huge crowds attending the glittering Grand Opening event at the Victoria Gate Casino.

David Eastwood, Paul Henning, Tracy Heywood, Iain McDonald, Mandy Wright, Sami Lee and David Matthews were lucky enough to get the highly sought-after VIP tickets. 

They joined 1,100 VIPs for the launch event at 6.30pm on January 26th and the doors were opened to the public at 9.00pm. Altogether, around 2,500 people came through the doors and the new venue ran at capacity until the early hours. There wasn’t a free seat at the gaming tables all evening and the bars did a roaring trade.

In his speech at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Global Gaming Ventures’ Chief Executive Andrew Herd thanked the Fuse team for a spectacular design and picked out David Eastwood and Paul Henning for a special mention for their outstanding contribution to the success of the project.