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Purple Lounge Introduces Political Sack Race
Published: 2006-02-20
 Players at purple lounge can place a wager on one of six political leaders – Bush, Blair, Mugabe, Saddam, Hussain, Chirac, and Osama Bin Laden – to win an animated sack race. The humorous game is yet another pioneering new addition to the poker provider’s list of activities.
(PRWEB) February 20, 2006 -- Poker is well known as a game that brings anyone and everyone together, but rarely if ever would you expect to see the likes of Bush and Blair, to Mugabe and Chirac at your side whilst you play!
Used to dominating world events, the tables have however been turned on 6 of the world’s leaders at sophisticated poker site, Purple Lounge, where these politicians are engaged in a political sack race!
The concept is inspired in its simplicity. Players at the site can place a wager on one of six political leaders – Bush, Blair, Mugabe, Saddam, Hussain, Chirac, and Osama Bin Laden – to win an animated sack race.
The winner is completely random for each race, with lucrative odds offering rewards of up to $100,000. What’s more, special “Hot Pot” races – where the politician’s eagerly fight it out for topped up pots of lovely greenbacks. [That’s dollars to you Mr. Bush
The humorous game is yet another pioneering new addition to the poker provider’s list of activities. “Purple Lounge strives to offer the most innovative in gaming play, both in our poker tables and in our entertainment,” explained seductive cyber face of the company Tara – whose party hopping diary of events and socialising can also be read on the site.
“We have added a number of new events recently from the seasonal Valentine’s games recently, to the chance to win VIP tickets to the FIFA World Cup in Berlin, and even a Bentley Continental GT. Everyone at Purple Lounge gets a free $3 to kick off the fun”
“This latest addition is a slightly irreverent bit of fun for our players that they can access through the sites fun sidebar. What’s more, like all our games, players can benefit from the fun of the race 24 hours a day.”
The odds may be undecided on our political leaders, but Purple Lounge is certainly racing ahead of its competitors in product offerings.
About Purple Lounge
Purple Lounge seeks to inject fun into online poker. Formed by poker players who believe that the game needs a makeover, its sleek interface aspires to capture poker's rich lifestyle. It is part of The Prima Network, which uses Microgaming technology for its gaming software. For more information, visit www.purple-lounge.com
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You want to be a dealer?
Published: 2006-02-19
 BY JAMES H. BURNETT III
Joseph Rolle has always been about a good gamble.
When he was a kid he would give odds on which falling leaf would hit the ground first.
So it was no surprise to friends back in 1981 that as soon as Rolle turned 18, he left his Freeport, Bahamas, home and applied for and landed his first real job as a cashier in the Princess Casino (formerly known as El Casino) on Grand Bahama Island.
And it was even less of a surprise just under a year ago when Rolle, now a seasoned professional poker player and dealer, decided it was time to teach his craft and opened the Pinnacle Gaming Institute in Davie.
''What can I tell you -- it was a good gamble,'' Rolle says with a smile.
He kids, but with the growing popularity of casino gambling in South Florida, Rolle saw a potential gold mine.
Rolle's school, a storefront at 6812 Stirling Rd. in Davie, is decorated with slot machine wallpaper, framed paintings of dogs playing poker and a dozen poker, blackjack and roulette tables.
In its nine months or so, the school has signed up 100 people for poker dealer lessons, Rolle says, ``and I'd say we've placed 75 of them in jobs in different casino operations around the state and in some cases out of state.''
Rolle says that in recent months he's had to turn away applicants ``because there's no time to teach everyone who comes here looking to get into the business.''
And like many folks already holding poker dealer jobs in South Florida, Rolle's students are a motley crew of everyday people. They each pay $1,200 for six to eight weeks worth of lessons.
''And the thing about this business is they each have an equal chance of making great incomes,'' Rolle says. ``Easy for me to say? Maybe. But can you think of another business where your seniority does not matter? This job hinges on how well you do it.''
Lessons at PGI are informal. And once Rolle is certain students know the basics of Texas Hold 'em, Omaha High/Low and Seven Card Stud, the lesson becomes a simulated game of poker. As the students take turns as dealer or a player, Rolle or another instructor offers play-by-play commentary, telling each student what to look for in the other players' faces. ''A good dealer has to think like a player,'' Rolle says.
In a recent class, Jay Evans, a 58-year-old car salesman from Pensacola, shuffled the cards -- a little nervously at first -- and dealt out a hand.
Jeremy Menna, a 22-year-old Dania pizza delivery driver and part-time poker pro, was seated at the table. Menna's look is deceptive -- seemingly harmless baby-faces play well in poker, Rolle chuckles.
Hal Spalter was nearly late to class. He made a pit stop at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood to play a few hands before coming to class, and was grumbling about losing.
''I can't believe I messed that one up,'' Spalter said to laughs from fellow students, as he explained how his pair of wired aces -- the first two cards he was dealt -- lost to a guy with two pair.
Spalter, 56, moved to Cooper City from Baltimore about three years ago when his marriage fell apart. Then he decided late last year that he'd had it with a career as a marketing director.
''So I quit my job, and approached the Hard Rock [about becoming a dealer]'' Spalter said. ``They told me to get formal training. I asked around and found Joe.''
''Bahama Joe,'' as Rolle's students like to call him, continued to keep watch over his students' progress. He nods as Evans, dealing his second hand, does a much smoother job.
''Make sure you hold 'em this way when you toss 'em, Jay,'' Rolle says, demonstrating. ``Remember. You're the dealer. You're in control.''
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