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Copyright 2005 The Pratt Tribune
October 13, 2005
HEADLINE:
NEW ONLINE POKER
ROOM OWNED BY UK NEWSPAPER
BODY:
Poker
freeroll tournament to celebrate the launch
The latest poker room to enter the online
poker sector is owned by British newspaper The Sun and operated
by veteran gambling group Victor Chandler (see earlier Online-Casinos.com
& InfoPowa reports)
Formerly titled Caribbean Sun Poker, Sun Poker.com is powered
by Cryptologic and launched a freeroll tournament designed to
send the final top nine players to the Grand Final at London’s
Palm Beach Casino in December, where finalists will battle it
out to win over GBP 30,000 in prizes, including a Mini Cooper
car.
The site is the product of a deal signed between Sun Online and
Victor Chandler. Sun Online’s Head of Commercial Development,
Amy Copeland says the newspaper has planned to expand into the
online poker market for some time. “VC Poker’s technology,
marketing experience and large community of players, made them
a natural choice for The Sun to work with,” she said.
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