Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Although China is not officially open to online poker, it hasn’t stopped Bodog Entertainment from announcing they will be pursuing an aggressive advertising campaign in the country.
Although China is not officially open to online poker, it hasn’t stopped Bodog Entertainment from announcing they will be pursuing an aggressive advertising campaign in the country. A new ad campaign as well as a Chinese web page on the Bodog Poker site shows they are aiming to capture as much of the market as possible. '2008 is a big year for the Chinese and Bodog,' Bodog Founder and CEO Calvin Ayre announced. 'We want our Chinese customers to know that Bodog has the same Beijing Olympic spirit to achieve the best.' The Chinese-language advertising campaign is set to be fronted by Chinese-Canadian poker pro Evelyn Ng, who is one of the members of Team Bodog. The campaign is set to run both in print and online. The move comes as various companies jostle for market position, anticipating the Chinese government’s regulation of their online gambling industry. Bodog CEO Calvin Ayre has barked out his warning to the Chinese market, hoping to become the online equivalent of Macau. 'Stanley Ho watch out! Bodog wants to be known as the Macau of the online world. With the best games, top customer service and the innovation to bring the most exciting entertainment to our Chinese customers, they don't need to look to Macau or Las Vegas. We bring the excitement to them. 2008 is a big year for the Chinese and Bodog. We want our Chinese customers to know that Bodog has the same Beijing Olympic spirit to achieve the best.' Will 2008 turn out to be the Year of the Bodog? We’ll wait and see.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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