Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Casino Tropez


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was Redirect to Playtech. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-11 05:38Z 

Casino Tropez

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This article does not establish notability. There are about 100 Playtech casinos, all pretty much identical. Casino Tropez is just one of many that is no more interesting than the rest. A search at http://online.casinocity.com/search.cfm will pull up a list. It would not be appropriate IMO to list this one, as it's hard to then argue against the inclusion of the other 100, which are no less (or more) notable.

Some Playtech casinos are more notable than this of course, such as Betfred (which has three wikipedia articles relating to sporting events it sponsors), as well as a substantial b&m presence in the UK, and a notable founder, Fred Done (http://www.inside-edge-mag.co.uk/football/features/93/the_players.html). Golden Palace would be another example of a notable Playtech casino.

OTOH, a google search for "Casino Tropez" brings up nothing but gambling spam.

The article will never become anything useful, and all relevant content is in the Playtech page. Nssdfdsfds 23:24, 4 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Redirect. While the above is not accurate (the article establishes notoriety via the eGaming Review reference), and its pure nonsense to say the search brings up nothing but "gambling spam", since the company is privately held and does not have the more significant notoriety of, for example, Golden Palace, it doesn't meet WP:CORP or WP:WEB with any certainty. It isn't that far away though, so I would redirect it to Playtech until such time as the company plainly meets WP:CORP or WP:WEB. 2005 09:40, 5 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure that being number 40 in eGaming Review's top 50 establishes notability. Such publications are notorious for being advertising driven - pay for placement, there's not a single 'top x' casino article I've seen not driven by sponsorship. Here's a good example: http://online.casinocity.com/news/news.cfm?ArticleId=67959 "Slotland.com has been nominated in the “Best Mobile Operator of the Year” category of the prestigious annual eGaming Review Awards". Hmm, really. Slotland casino is awful, horrible software, poor games, notable only for paying massive commissions of 25% of deposits (not profit - deposits!), and hence popular with affiliates.


 * In any case, even if it is a fair source, I don't believe there are even 40 online casinos listed on wikipedia, and for good reason (spam with little to distinguish most of them, as they are just skins on the underlying software - all Playtech, Microgaming, etc. casinos are pretty much identical). Nssdfdsfds 11:27, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete. It is listed now. DumbBOT 13:27, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Addhoc
 * Redirect per above comments and searches. Addhoc 19:36, 10 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.