One of the industry’s innovators and Women in Poker Hall of Famer Kathy Raymond has reached out to the community to raise funds in support of her daughter, Rita, who has been diagnosed with Stage IV stomach cancer.
Funds raised via her Go Fund Me page will go to support Rita’s cross-country move from Connecticut to Las Vegas to live with her mother and undergo treatment.
“It was not long after hearing the news that Rita and I spoke and we both agreed that it was time for her to come home to Vegas,” Raymond said in an update on the Go Fund Me page. “I need to have her with me and she wants to be here. It is so much better to put my arms around her in person than to try to comfort her over the phone”
Many remember Raymond from her presence at the Venetian Poker Room in Las Vegas, where she moved in 2006 after spending 14 years at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Raymond started out as a poker dealer in 1992 at Foxwoods when she applied with a friend in a tough job market after her career as a CPA.
Funds raised via her Go Fund Me page will go to support Rita’s cross-country move from Connecticut to Las Vegas to live with her mother and undergo treatment.
“It was not long after hearing the news that Rita and I spoke and we both agreed that it was time for her to come home to Vegas,” Raymond said in an update on the Go Fund Me page. “I need to have her with me and she wants to be here. It is so much better to put my arms around her in person than to try to comfort her over the phone”
Many remember Raymond from her presence at the Venetian Poker Room in Las Vegas, where she moved in 2006 after spending 14 years at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Raymond started out as a poker dealer in 1992 at Foxwoods when she applied with a friend in a tough job market after her career as a CPA.