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TV Star Brad Garrett To Work With Online Casino.
Bodog.com has announced its securing of television star and noted celebrity poker player, Brad Garrett, to be the Master of Ceremonies at Card Player Magazine's 'Player of the Year' Awards Gala. The show will take place February 15 at the Music Box Theatre in Hollywood, prior to the World Poker Tour's LA Classic.
Bodog.com Founder and CEO Calvin Ayre, said, 'We are thrilled to have a household name like Brad Garrett MC the Card Player 'Player of the Year' Awards. With Brad and the other top poker names and celebrities expected to attend, this event will be an exciting addition to the Hollywood awards season.'
An Emmy Award winner, Garrett is also keen poker player. At the 2005 World Series of Poker, Garrett rebounded from his average performance in the main event - where he lasted only nine hours - to make the final table in the concurrent celebrity and NBA player charity tournament at The Mirage.
Card Player Publisher, Barry Shulman said, 'We are looking forward to working with Bodog.com on the Awards Gala to bring more exposure to the stars of poker, the players.'
Winward donates $100,000 for tsunami relief.
Winward online casino group and Next Generation Entertainment joined this week in raising cash to assist tsunami relief efforts in the stricken SE ASIA region.
Spokesmen said the companies are very concerned for the tens of thousands of people affected by the earthquake and subsequent Tsunami.
The devastation caused in numerous countries is beyond what anyone could have expected, and in an effort to help all of the people bereaved, injured or displaced by this disaster, Next Generation Entertainment and Winward Casino Group pledge 100 percent of revenue generated by all their websites on January 5th. The websites involved include Winwardcasino.com WorldwideVegas.com, Bingohall.com, BingoPalace.com, OnlineBingo.com, and Vicsbingo.com, typically generating upwards of $100,000 on a given week day.
The International Red Cross will be the recipient of the funds, with a request the aid be focused specifically on Tsunami Victims relief.
Next Generation and Winward Casino Group are separately owned gaming companies. "We teamed because we felt that as an Industry we should all come together and do our part," stated Andrew Truman, CEO of Next Generation Entertainment.
"We have done many charitable events with Next Generation in the past and wish more gaming sites would give back to the world community," said Jon Ramsey, President of Winward. "are seeing sports book's like VIP and others come together. It is a small act of kindness and charity, which makes for a miracle for someone in need."
Readers who would like to make individual donations to Red Cross International can do so through https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp.
Ted Loh (From Got2Bet) sets up tsunami info site
Hats off to Ted Loh of Got2Bet.com, who set up a comprehensive information site within hours of the awful natural disaster which struck SE Asia on December 26, when an earthquake-triggered tsunami took tens of thousands of lives and wreaked havoc on coastal areas.
OneThailand.com provides information, resources and other links relevant to the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami which devastated southern Thailand.
Please bookmark this page and point your family and friends to the site in order to get quick information on this disaster in a mainly Thai context: www.onethailand.com. The site contains really useful contact numbers and information, aid requirements and news updates.
A noteworthy public service from a committed webmaster.
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