Rebecca's Recommendations - February 16, 2006

16 February 2006

By Rebecca Liggero

Welcome back to my recommendations! I've got lots of exiting and time sensitive things to report this week, so get ready for a very fun filled Friday...

Let's begin with a once in a lifetime opportunity. This is your chance to play poker with celebs, to be on TV, to spend an all expenses paid week in Costa Rica, AND to potentially walk away with $500,000. Sound good? You bet your ass it does. Bodog and Fox TV have partnered up and put together a poker reality TV show that will be broadcasted all over the world in March of 2006. This new reality show will be hosted by Bodog's founder and CEO, Hugh Hefner. Or is it Calvin Ayre? God, I can't keep it straight anymore. Ha ha. Seriously though, the show will be filmed at Calvin's amazing estate in early March and 20 Bodog Poker
players, 10 poker professionals, and 10 celebs will be competing against each other for the $500,000 grand prize. To submit an entry, please open up an account at Bodog Poker and fill out this form. The contest closes TODAY so hurry up and get those entries in! Good luck my friends. As you already know from my previous newsletters, Calvin Ayre is FUN and everything he has anything to do with is always top notch. I sincerely envy anyone who is lucky enough to participate in this event.

For those of you who want guaranteed treats for everyone, I have worked with Hot Pepper to get some insider information just for you. This weekend, Hot Pepper will be offering all existing players 10% cash back on losing deposits. So here's the good news- as a new Casino City player, you can take advantage of this cash back offer as well! How's that for juicy insider info? Oh, and if match bonuses are more your speed, I have also worked with Fire and Ice to create a double match bonus that is exclusive to Casino City players for one entire week, beginning today. This means that you can claim the $50 first deposit bonus when you purchase $50 or more and then you can apply this same exact bonus to your second purchase of $50 or more. To claim this exclusive offer, go ahead and sign up at Fire and Ice, make your deposits anytime between today and February 24th, and send an email to Allison. You will be taken care of.

Lastly, I have some Casino City winners to announce! Last month my friends at Monaco Gold, Carnival, Club Dice, New York, and USA Casino promised to award four depositing Casino City players with flat screen monitors. I would like to extend a HUGE congratulations to the winners- Sheri D. who played at New York Casino, Kim S. who played at Carnival Casino, and Jeremy W. and Ken C. who both played at Monaco Gold. I like it! For those of you who did not win this time around, stay tuned for more exclusive Casino City giveaways from these guys- they are on top of it.

Rebecca Liggero

Rebecca Liggero loves meeting new people and traveling – perfect qualities for someone who has won friends and influenced people in the worldwide online gaming community.

After graduating from Bates College with a degree in psychology, Rebecca spent four years in Washington, DC, working in relationship management, dreaming all the while about someday making it big in online gaming. After turning down an opportunity to live in New Zealand, she moved back to Boston and signed on as Senior Account Manager for Casino City – the beginning of a dream come true!

Rebecca’s work on behalf of Casino City (and later for the GPWA as well) took her to trade shows and conferences everywhere – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Costa Rica, Montreal, London, Las Vegas, Macau and many other ports of call – and along the way she began chronicling her incredible around-the-clock adventures in a wildly entertaining and industry-savvy weekly column that quickly became – and still remains – must reading for everyone who is anyone in online gaming. Following almost three years with the Casino City team, Rebecca spent a few months at Everest Affiliates where she was the Brand Manager of the affiliate program. While working on “the other side,” she realized that she truly missed her weekly column and the affiliate side of the business and decided to return to the Casino City family.

One and a half years later, Rebecca resigned from Casino City and joined industry icon Calvin Ayre to serve as the Bodog Global Brand Ambassador and the head on-site reporter for the online gambling industry tablog, CalvinAyre.com. In her new capacity, Rebecca continues to travel the world, and when asked where she is based, her response is usually "on an airplane."

Contact Rebecca at rebecca@liggero.net. Be careful, though – she might quote you.