Avatars Come to Life at Scottish Rock Fest

Monday, 23 July 2007

Online poker site PKR.com pulled a huge marketing coup with its casino tent at the Scottish Rock Festival, T in the Park. The tent proved to be a big draw, with over 5,000 people playing poker, roulette and blackjack for free at the PKR Fun Casino lo

Online poker site PKR.com pulled a huge marketing coup with its casino tent at the Scottish Rock Festival, T in the Park. The tent proved to be a big draw, with over 5,000 people playing poker, roulette and blackjack for free at the PKR Fun Casino located in the festival arena. While the games themselves were free, they were staffed by professional dealers and croupiers, and there were a range of PKR prizes on offer.
PKR.com boasts advanced 3-D graphics with players able change the look of their avatar with clothes and accessories that range from hot pants to headphones. Tattoos are also popular, and the PKR t-shirt is particularly cool, and was no doubt a welcome change to the revellers sporting the traditional muddy festival clobber.
Simon Prodger, Marketing Director of PKR.com said, “Scotland certainly proved why it’s such a hotbed of poker talent. Despite the fact that this was a strictly play money event the quality of poker we saw was very impressive – and the incredible setting made it all the better.”
Bands like Arctic Monkeys, the Killers and Snow Patrol supplied the music and professional photographers snapped the crowd. For anyone wanting to check out the online photo album, the dedicated site is www.PKR.com/t, and people are invited to share the free photos with friends.



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