GSN Adds Two More Casino Series to Its Programming Schedule - 'CELEBRITY BLACKJACK' and 'WORLD BLACKJACK TOUR' - 2004-01-29
GSN, The Network for Games, will be expanding its casino-genre programming beyond its present WORLD SERIES OF BLACKJACK tournament, which debuts Monday, March 15, with two additional programs featuring the popular card game, CELEBRITY BLACKJACK and WORLD BLACKJACK TOUR. Both programs are slated to air this summer and include the world's best professional and celebrity players in separate series that will feature the popular style of "tournament" Blackjack, in which players compete against each other as well as the house. The announcement was made today by Rich Cronin, President and Chief Executive Officer of GSN.
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Laying his cards on the table - 2004-01-29
No longer is poker a game reserved only for high-rollers cooped up in gaudy, smoke-filled card rooms at the back of Vegas or London casinos. The explosion of online poker rooms means you don't have to be loaded, well-dressed or even have a good poker face to gamble - you just need a laptop and a phone line. And with poker (as opposed to blackjack or roulette), there is genuine scope to make positive profits in the long run - if you're smart. Thus poker has become a game played a lot by UK students who, with a little more care on a low-limit table, can make a lot of beer money off wealthier, more stupid Americans.
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