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Online Poker Room Launches An Online Casino - 12-22-05
Published: 2005-12-22
 December 22 - Online poker operator PokerRoom.com has launched its own online casino. Following huge success for its poker offering, achieved through excellent software, quality service and great promotions, the online casino is destined to attract many players...
The site will feature a variety of casino game that are already available via PokerRoom.com, as well as two brand new games. CasinoRoom.com will accommodate most casino players with card games like blackjack, baccarat, Caribbean Pirate Poker, Pai Gow Poker and tables games like roulette and craps.
In addition it offers slots and video poker games like Fruit Slots, Sultans Treasure progressive (with a starting progressive value of $300,000). Casino Room also offers mobile games like blackjack and fruit slots. One major advantage for players is that all the online casino games are fully integrated into Pokerroom.com, which means that players have a single account facility to use for casino games and online poker.
All games are "instant play", meaning there is no actual casino download, just the individual games, and the games are available on PC, Mac and Linux.
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Games on the Green: WGL and Mandalay to Bring Poker and Golf Pros Together for Competition on the Home 'Green'
Published: 2005-12-21
 Poker Felt and Putting Green to Challenge Pros in Golf & Poker Invitational
ORLANDO, FL and LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/21/2005 -- The World Golf League, Inc. (OTC BB: WGFL) has teamed with Mandalay Sports Action Entertainment (MSAE, part of the Mandalay Entertainment Group) to produce The Golf & Poker Invitational. The made-for-television event will include six PGA tour players and six professional poker players in a crossover competition with a winner take all prize.
Poker and golf are two of the hottest televised sports activities in the marketplace. Combining the two in a unique and custom competition featuring recognized players from both disciplines is a natural for WGL and Mandalay, who has a successful track record of creating and airing unique television concepts.
WGL Entertainment recently wrapped production on their first sports reality program, the "WGL Million Dollar Shootout." The golf competition features 22 competitors, PGA and LPGA touring pros, team captains and celebrities in a team-oriented competition, which awards a $1,000,000 prize to the winning group. Hosted by passionate golfer and veteran actor John O'Hurley, the seven episode series offers tremendous story lines associated with competitors, intriguing on-course action and a spectacular result. MSAE is actively involved with WGL in the marketing and promotion of the show.
"Poker and golf are a perfect match, and offer tremendous broadcasting opportunities," said MSAE President David Salzberg. "This is a reality concept that will definitely resonate with viewers, participants and corporate partners, and we anticipate our only real challenge to be limiting the field to six poker pros and six professional golfers!"
As with the "WGL Million Dollar Shootout," WGL will produce the Golf & Poker Invitational through it's wholly owned subsidiary, WGL Entertainment.
"The experience we had in developing and producing the 'WGL Million Dollar Shootout' has increased our appetite for involvement in sports oriented reality competition," said Mike Pagnano, CEO of The WGL, Inc. "Working with Mandalay and what we're certain will be a group of recognized and accomplished poker and golf professionals will bring this next concept to life, and we can't wait to see these pros take their 'chips' from one discipline to the next."
About WGL
The World Golf League, through its wholly owned subsidiary, WGL Entertainment, produces sports entertainment content for television. WGL Entertainment recently completed the filming of the "WGL Million Dollar Shootout" reality television series and has several new projects on the table for 2006. These include the Golf/Poker Invitational, Hot Day's & Hot Night's and the CEO Golf Challenge.
About Mandalay Sports Action Entertainment
Mandalay Sports Action Entertainment and its affiliated division Mandalay Integrated Media Entertainment are part of the Mandalay Entertainment Group. MSAE and MIME provide brands and properties with wide ranging entertainment services, including creation of unique properties for television, theatrical, interactive and more. Other members of the Mandalay family are Mandalay Pictures, which has financed and produced more than $700 million in films for worldwide theater audiences, garnering critical acclaim and achieving commercial success; Mandalay Mosaic Television Group, a producer of series and feature entertainment for broadcast and cable and owner of Dick Clark Productions, through which it produces some of the most recognized and successful televised awards shows; Mandalay Sports Entertainment and Mandalay Baseball Properties, leading owner/operators of professional sports franchises throughout the country.
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