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Live 3D Poker Lets Poker Players Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is with Real Money Play
Published: 2006-01-25
 Last year, Live 3D Poker released its three-dimensional poker software on a play-for-fun basis. Yesterday, the company announced that the online poker site is now open for real money play. The downloadable 3-D online poker software is compatible with PCs as well as with Macintosh's operating system. In addition to the real money option, Live 3D Poker has also expanded its game range and added tournament offerings.
Fred Luchetti, Director of Operations for Live 3D Poker, said that, although feedback for the play for fun poker software was positive, "after playing for free for so long, our users were beginning to demand real money play. It was a lot of work, but our developers have built their own backend and transaction processing from the ground up and we are more than pleased to be able to showcase this technology, while allowing our loyal gamers to begin to win real money."
Another interesting feature of Live 3D Poker, along with the three-dimensional graphics, is the ability to customize avatars. Players can select from a wide range of characters, including such oddball choices as a ninja, a librarian, and Elvis, and “design" them according to will. Poker players can also type in commands and have their characters perform certain actions, such as waving, giving players a new way to interact in the virtual poker environment.
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Entrepreneurs show poker face for online biz
Published: 2006-01-25
 By Scott Van Voorhis
A one-time sports radio jock and a serial entrepreneur have teamed up and are betting they can grab a share of the multibillion-dollar on-line poker market.
Steve Happas, a former host at the 1510 sports radio station who goes by “Dakota,” and Alan Miller, a veteran of several start-ups, have launched Framingham-based Poker Creations in a bid to run poker tournaments for companies and nonprofits.
The idea is to get in on the lucrative poker craze while also staying within strict local gambling laws. The gambling entrepreneurs’ solution: online tournaments where players compete for prizes instead of betting their own cash.
And the business is already showing promise, with Poker Creations landing a major client in Miller Brewing Co.
The Midwestern brewer hired Poker Creations to run an online tournament that features a $14,000 trip to the World Series of Poker.
“My whole family played poker,” recalled Happas, who grew up in North Quincy. “We even had a card room. People think it’s a fad, but poker has been around so long.”
Poker Creations was founded in a fitting manner, with Happas and Miller meeting over the poker table at Foxwoods.
The recent deal to promote Miller’s Milwaukee’s Best beer provided a key break for the fledgling company.
Again, Alan Miller’s poker playing paid off when a Foxwoods marketing executive he met during a tournament at the casino providing a key contact with the brewer.
“I am a big believer in serendipitous events,” Miller said.
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