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HEADLINE: Atlantic City's Taj Mahal offers online
poker registration
Body:
The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort has become the first casino
in the country to let players sign up for popular poker tournaments
online.
The casino uses "PT Seats," what inventor Fabricio
Schaffrath of Miami calls "a Ticketmaster for poker tournaments."
Players visit the Web site www.ptseats.com, pick the tournament
they want to enter, and reserve a spot using a credit card. There
is a convenience charge ranging from 3 percent to 6 percent of
the buy-in for the tournament.
So far, nearly 100 Atlantic City poker
players have signed up for the service.
Schaffrath said he came up with the idea while playing in Tuesday-night
tournaments at a casino in Florida.
"To get in, you have to be there at least an hour and a
half in advance," he told The Press of Atlantic City for
Wednesday's newspapers.
As the manager of a graphic design studio, Schaffrath either
had to leave work early to pay for his seat in the tournament
or ask his friends to register for him. Sometimes he arrived at
the casino only to find all the seats had been filled.
He said other Atlantic City casinos also are interested in using
the service, and he hopes Las Vegas will follow.
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