For those of you who have been in the i-gaming world for a while, you know that our Aussie friends are among the most fun-loving on the planet.  And, unfortunately, we recently heard that one of our favorites, Geoff Sheehan, from Down Under just passed away unexpectedly from cancer.

Geoff has had several incarnations in our business from his home base around Brisbane.  One of the most notable was his stint running the online gaming operations for the government of Vanuatu, a licensing jurisdiction in the South Pacific. 

I never tired of finding a fresh audience for Geoff to tell his story of the inauspicious online launch of PBL’s www.crowngames.com in January 4, 2002.  As Geoff narrated the story, the launch was just to begin as the island awoke to a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.  He hurriedly dressed and was driving to the hosting facility on lowland by the airport.  He grew more and more concerned when many of the natives he passed were literally running for the hills after the earthquake.  Having seen the power of the subsequent tsunami in that part of the world, we all know now just why those folks were running for high ground.

Our condolences to Kelly Signell, Geoff’s long-time partner and friend, as well as his family.  To see more about the fun-loving Geoff, you can read his page at

http://geoffsheehan.com/about-2/