Top poker player Phil Ivey has lost a British Supreme Court challenge over his £7.7 million winnings from a London casino.

Poker player Phil Ivey is taking his legal battle against a London casino over his £7.7m winnings to the Supreme Court in England.

Formerly a travel writer - and a person apparently accustomed to excelling in pretty much every area he delves into - British novelist Lawrence Osbourne is something of a throwback to the classic 1930-50 literary period, a time when the likes of Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene were in their prime, setting standards few could ever hope to attain, let alone emulate. 

Top poker player Phil Ivey has lost his High Court case against the owners of London’s Crockfords Club over his £7.7m (€9.7m) winnings.