The beautiful Marcliffe at Pitfodels Hotel in Aberdeen was the excellent choice to host the Aberdeen Asset Management  James Bond Fun Casino Evening , where over 160 guests were treated to a glamorous Casino Night and Evening Entertainment.  

The excited guests arrived in anticipation of the night ahead, and following a sumptuous dinner at their perfectly themed surroundings, the tables were opened and the themed Casino Night began.  The clients competed against each other at a number of fun-filled gambling tables including Roulette, Poker and Blackjack - throwing the specially designed and beautifully presented Aberdeen Asset Management  Fun money  at the Casino Tables - some much quicker than others!

The Roulette Tables as usual proved very popular with the guests throughout the night, providing some of the biggest wins...followed by some of the biggest losses!  As the  music blasted out the guests took their fun money to the Roulette, Poker and Blackjack Tables, where they bid to turn just a few pounds into thousands. Many dreams were shattered in an instant, as the cry of "50 quid on red" often ended in disappointed for the all but the luckiest of gamblers...Daniel was always one to watch - especially when he reached £200...in debt!

There were, however, a huge amount of successful gambling guests at the Blackjack Tables, and chip stacks grew higher and higher throughout the Fun Casino Night..  Jonathan was found walking around with a bunch of £100 chips in his pocket - maybe he was keeping them for his trip back into Aberdeen to  spend in the shops! The photos show some of the players and poseurs at Blackjack...and with our Bond Friends who showed up for the evening - needless to say Ian came back to the banker- a lot! The poker players looked mean and moody - especially when Euan took all their money then took their house keys!

As the Fun Casino Night drew to a close the scores were tight, with nothing to separate the top players.  With a mighty push and a final fling at the tables the real champions stepped up separating the heroes from the also rans.  Guests enjoyed a frenzied final 15 minutes of gambling, when some of the biggest bets ever seen taken on the tables.

Then, with the chips counted and the numbers verified, the most important part of the Evening Entertainment arrived...The Results and the presentation of the Team Challenge Winners Trophy,  It was the Kings and Queens of gambling at the Casino Night.... Carol, Charles, Jennifer and Janie who were real top performers, with Charlotte having a massive turn around in her fortune - there was nowhere else to go and she picked up biggest winner of the evening and Team Challenge Company Trophy with an incredible £1500 haul - who cried FIX!   Ian went from hero to zero double quick collecting the wooden spoon with a £7.4  billion loss and Yvonne just blew the housekeeping. Charles was voted by the croupiers as  the best gambler of the evening and poor Scott the unluckiest - but best Craic at the tables!

The Evening Entertainment continued long into the night, and it can certainly be said that all the guests had a fabulous time as they lived the life of a High-Roller throughout the Casino Night.  A big 'Thank You' must go out to James and the Team who did a fantastic job in arranging such a fun and successful event and competed so enthusiastically in every challenge.  James did it so successfully that he blew all his money at the roulette table to prove what a good sport he really is!