Aviation Club de France

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Aviation Club de France
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Location in Paris
Location Paris, France
Opening date1907 (1907)
Closing date2014 (2014)
Coordinates 48°52′20″N2°18′07″E / 48.87216°N 2.30208°E / 48.87216; 2.30208

Aviation Club de France was a gambling club in central Paris, France.

The club opened in 1907. [1] In 2005, the Grand Prix de Paris leg of the World Poker Tour took place at the Aviation Club. [2]

The club closed in 2014 after a police raid amid allegations of money laundering, [3] and was placed in liquidation in February 2015. [4]

References

  1. ↑ [ usurped ]
  2. ↑ "World Poker Tour 5". The Hendon Mob. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Angionio, Giovanni (16 September 2014). "Aviation Club de France Raided By Police in Paris; 12 People Taken into Custody". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Historic Aviation Club de France Closed For Good, Poker Listings, 20 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.


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