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'Bricks and Clicks' Join Hands to Make Rookie Nights a Winner

Forty online Blue Square Poker players and their guests were treated to an amazing night at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in Central London which included complimentary food and drink. Players were taught how to manage blinds and the general etiquette of casino / live poker playing before battling it out in a $3,000 freeze out no limit free roll tournament.

Winner of the event and rookie player John Richardson commented: "This is the first time I've played in a real casino after having played Poker online for four months. I have always fancied trying it before but didn't really know what to expect. I've learnt a lot from this evening and definitely feel more comfortable about going to a casino again on my own or with friends.

In attendance were poker player Paul Jackson ("Action Jack") and Tim Cambell, last year's winner of 'The Apprentice' who is also a Blue Square member. Unfortunately, despite some expert advice Tim couldn't emulate his fantastic achievements in last years hit show, however, he and everyone else who came along gained valuable experience from the night and have gone home with some valuable experience of live play – not to mention the free merchandise!

Mike Butlin Commercial Manager – Gaming at Blue Square said: "Thanks to our unique relationship with Grosvenor Casinos (both owned by Rank Group Gaming Division) this was a fantastic opportunity to treat our loyal online customers to a night out at the world famous Grosvenor Victoria Casino. Not only did they get great tips and stories from poker expert Paul Jackson but they also had the chance to walk away with $1,000. We have had great feedback from the event and are planning on doing this in some of the other 31 Grosvenor Casinos up and down the country"

Martin Ramskill, General Manager at the Grosvenor Victoria comments:

"This joint promotion with Blue Square Poker was extremely successful. Playing poker online sometimes lacks the social interaction of a real 'bricks and mortar' casino where people can stare you down or try to intimidate you by ruffling chips.We were thrilled to invite the online players into our gaming environment to experience it for the first time. This event was all about breaking down the misconceptions that people have about casinos. The players will have seen that casinos today are not dark, dingy places but in fact offer a modern environment to enjoy an alternative night out... Thanks to events like this people can enjoy the best of both worlds without feeling anxious."

About Grosvenor Casinos

Owned by Rank Group Gaming Division, part of Rank Group, Grosvenor Casinos operates 32 casinos throughout the UK. It positions its gaming facilities as a mainstream leisure pursuit providing customers with an alternative night out. Grosvenor Casinos offers the latest in gaming facilities to regular, occasional and recreational gamers. It provides customers with a full leisure experience, offering bar and restaurant; sports lounge facilities and regular live entertainment.

About Blue Square

Blue Square was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Intercapital Group Ltd (ICAP) until January 2003 when it was acquired by Rank, one of the UK's leading leisure and entertainment companies. Rank's assets include casinos, bingo clubs and on-line gaming, as well as Hard Rock Cafes and global rights to the Hard Rock brand. Blue Square was integrated with Rank Interactive Gaming to create a major force in on-line gaming with a combined customer base of over 750,000 customers.

Launched on 5th May 1999 Blue Square is one of the largest interactive betting services in the UK. The product suite offered by Blue Square has grown from its traditional bookmaking business to now offer all aspects of the gaming market including casino, slots and poker with a goal to increase the product range in the near future. The fixed odds betting services covers many channels including the Internet, Interactive TV, WAP and telephone.

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