Rebecca's Recommendations - February 2, 2006

I guess I'll start in chronological order, beginning with the first day of the ICE show. The exhibition hall was, well, enormous. I ended up spending all my time in the online gaming portion of the exhibition as the rest of the place was crawling with slot machines, people I do not know, and obnoxiously loud noises. To kick off my ICE show experience, my Monaco Gold, Carnival, and Club Dice contact treated me to an amazing, delicious, wine-filled, 47 course lunch. Later that night, I went out to dinner and drinks with my Casino Tropez friends who I love dearly. My night with the Tropez boys ended at a decent hour, thank god, as I never could have anticipated the type of nightlife that I would be experiencing for the rest of my trip...

Waking up on Wednesday morning was not too bad, and I was very excited to have lunch with my InterCasino.com and VIP Casino friends later that day. Before lunch I was taken around the office to meet all the people that have helped me arrange special offers for Casino City players. See? Always thinking of you. Anyway, later that night I was taken to a spectacular dinner with one of my very good friends, Anna from Spin Palace and Ruby Fortune. We dined next to the Oxo Tower, sipped on elegant wine, and enjoyed a beautiful meal. Later that evening, we dropped by the ICE party and ended up getting whisked away to a swanky strip joint until the early morning hours.

Ok, so Thursday was PAINFUL. I made it through lunch with Purple Lounge- a fantastic poker room, might I add- but only because my Purple Lounge contact is so nice, engaging, and fun. At 4pm, the conclusion of the ICE show, thank god, all I wanted was my bed. Back at my hotel I feel into a deep sleep for five hours and woke up to a phone call from the Bodog CEO and founder, Calvin Ayre, who was inviting me out to a hot new club in London. Could I pass this up? I think not. Shortly thereafter, I met Calvin (who was accompanied by the club owner himself) at the entrance of this hot new place, was escorted to the VIP lounge, and immediately handed a glass of Cristal Champaign. As I have mentioned many times in the past, everyone from Bodog has always treated me like a celebrity, and I must say that the very charming, very intelligent, and very fun Calvin completely lived up to- and actually exceeded- my expectations. I can tell you this. I did not go to bed until the sun was up, and I absolutely had one of the best nights of my life, Bodog style.

The last two nights in London I spent with GoldenPalace.com Online Casino, an organization that has always been known for treating their players and their affiliates like solid gold. As you may already know, Golden Palace has been working with Dennis Rodman for quite some time, and lucky for me, Dennis was in London that very same weekend. So guess what? Golden Palace invited me out for a night on the town with themselves, Dennis Rodman, and his agent. We had our own private table, endless drinks, and a dedicated bouncer considering that everyone in the place was freaking out over Dennis Rodman's presence.

As you can see, I had the time of my life. I did almost miss my flight on Sunday, I did pretty much lose my voice, and I did look like hell when I got home, but I'll tell you, it was worth it. Oh, and before signing off, I want to be sure you check out my featured sites of the week below. These guys may not have been at the ICE show, but they really do have some amazing offers for you.