Odd take on Poker stories
Interesting if not odd poker stories culled from Oddjack.com
New Sexy Adult Poker Site Promises To Blow You (Away)
The moment Cindy Margolis joined the poker party we knew it’s the start of really sexing up online gambling. And not just through those strip poker sites that teases you to play so you can see the girls’ tits pop up.
Adult Party Poker.com, not to be confused with Party Poker though their logo can really be confusing, is a legit online casino-poker cum sportsbook-racebook site being hosted by hot big-boobed adult actresses.
Hosted by some of the top adult entertainers in the world, including Sunset Thomas, Nicole Sheridan and Rebecca Love, to name a few, Adult Poker Party.com recently launched their site at the AVN Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada in early January…Sunset Thomas, adult superstar and AVN Hall of Famer turned savvy business woman was the first to see the value of coming on board. “It’s about business, and the marketing strategy for this project is brilliant.” Zsebik boasts his team of topnotch entertainers and, innovative marketing gurus is up to the daunting task of carving out a significant niche in this competitive marketplace.” [Poker Secrets Revealed]
The World Poker Tour is extending its poker domination all the way across the pacific. The Philippines is the first Asian country, which now hosts charity poker tourneys under the WPT franchise.
The set-up is nothing different from normal charity poker events, winner gets no cash. But his PhP500,000 (a little over $9,000) will not solely go to his favorite charity. Rather this amount will be distributed to the star’s chosen charity, the local station (ABS CBN) that holds the WPT franchise’s kids charity, and another charity chosen by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).
Meaning if you’re a celebrity player and you win this tournament, your favorite charity will only get a measly portion of your winnings.
Legal gambling in this Philippines is monopolized by PAGCOR, all the casinos are Pagcor-franchised. So it’s not surprising that Pagcor should get a piece of the cake for its own charitable mission. Pagcor also publised some ads on newspapers warning peeps against playing in illegal poker games “No PAGCOR seal” is illegal!
In fact, the prize money for the WPT Philippines celebrity event was provided by this regulatory board:
One thing poker and greyhound racing have in common: underdogs go home unloved and empty handed.
It is not the most unlikely marriage between two disparate sports. Picture chasing after the elusive Royal Flush in between watching greyhounds chasing after artificial bunnies – it’s odd and true.
Greyhound racing, a.k.a. dog racing, is as old as the 1900s. It is certainly younger than horse racing, which has been around since the Ancient Romans’ chariot races; and appeals to a relatively narrower audience.
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