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GSN Brings Blackjack Tournament Back To Life
The Network for Games, better known as GSN, is surprising the audience by presenting the third edition of a world famous blackjack tournament and the only blackjack program on television, the 2006 World Series of Blackjack. Players were able to qualify for this prestigious blackjack tournament by winning one of the forty seats available in exclusive nationally televised tournaments.
The Game Show Network, better known as GSN or ‘The Network for Games’, is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel focused on game shows and interactive television games. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. GSN is received by about 58 million homes, and is jointly owned by Liberty Media and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Thanks to the new qualification structure of this year’s blackjack tournament, every player has a chance to participate. Many top casinos in the United States are sending their best blackjack players to Las Vegas in February. In the first two seasons of this blackjack tournament, entry was on invitation only, and only the best pros were able to get one of these invitations. This year, the tournament is open for everyone. The series will include eight one-hour preliminary rounds leading to two semi-finals and two wild card shows closing with the final, were forty of the best blackjack players will try to get their hands on the 1 million dollar prize.
Yesterday, the President and Chief Executive Officer of GSN, Rich Cronin, announced that the beautiful and historical Hilton in Las Vegas is going to be the location of a 13-episode series of this blackjack tournament, which will be produced by John Watkin and Eamon Harrington of by Planet Grande Pictures. In addition to World Series of Blackjack, Planet Grande is producing the series “Small Town Secrets” about the lower side of the center of America as well as their first movie for television called “Arbor Springs.” Cronin stated that he was extremely enthusiastic about broadcasting this blackjack tournament on television and about bringing the best blackjack players together.
The Hilton is famous for its exciting championship tournaments and is the home of superstar Barry Manilow and recently signed Reba McEntire. The Hilton recently completed a multi-million dollar construction and renovation enhancement project that includes a stunning new lobby and casino. As the home of the blackjack tournament, the Las Vegas Hilton will also send their top players to compete in the tournament.
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The US has Chosen Blackjack Poker
A report has just been released stating that the numbers for online gamers in the United States has gone up as much as ever in the year 2006. The report has shown that although gambling online is illegal, there are almost eight million people in the United States gaming online.
This comes as quite a shock as people have been trying to show that the preference and interest in online casinos has recently declined. The statistics have shown that this is not the case at all and that people are ready to game more then ever. The US reports are making their way internationally to be compared with the European and Asian markets. It will be interesting to see which market is getting the most revenue from this industry.
Blackjack poker has also been listed as the most popular game to be played online. The reports gave certain statistical numbers to represent how much each game is responsible for bringing in revenue and Blackjack Poker was quite high. Blackjack poker is a mix of blackjack and poker and it is only through online casino sites that this game was ever invented. Blackjack poker mixes the two games in what people have called, the most interesting and stimulating game to play online.
International comparisons will now be made via the new reports to see if Blackjack poker is as popular in Asia and Europe as it is in the United States. Reports in general will be comparing game preferences and market audience worldwide.
According to the statistics that have been released by the US Board of Statistics, this game’s popularity is at an all time high. The online gaming industry has been reported to bring in close to $12 billion for the year of 2005.
The success of Blackjack poker has only increased the revenue reported by the online gaming sites and as blackjack poker is expected to become even more popular, revenues are said to hit an all time high.
Blackjack poker is so marketable right now that casinos without this game featured are reportedly making bids and offers to include the new game into their online casinos. Blackjack poker just seems to be the future of gaming and it will definitely improve the revenue for 2006/2007 although it is so high for 2005 already.
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