Lehigh Valley, PA (PRWEB) October 9, 2006

The holidays are approaching, along with jitters that accompany finding time to search for the perfect gift for all of the people in our lives: parents, siblings, in-laws, friends, co-workers, children, pets–the list goes on and on.

A survey conducted by Day-Timers, Inc. in 2005 shows that 60% of workers almost always feel rushed, while only 6% rarely feel rushed. When the chore of gift giving is added to our lives, schedules become busier and it’s even easier to fall into [delete space] the high-stress zone.

The same survey has shown that workers’ perception of their productivity and success is declining. In fact, in 1994, nearly half of survey respondents claimed to be successful, while in 2005 that number plummeted to less than one-third–a 30% decrease. When the holidays approach, the stress rises higher and this number will fall even more precipitously.

With the following guide from Day-Timers, everyone can be prepared for the 2006 holiday season with the perfect gifts, for a variety of people, without the stress.

The Wine Connoisseur – Perfect for the person in your life who cannot get enough wine adventures in Napa Valley–or the one who simply loves to find fantastic new tastes at local restaurants–the hand-sewn Italian Leather Wine Journal provides both oenophile and wannabe with the chance to track all the new tastes of the season.

The World-Traveler – This person has seen much of what the world has to offer and has fabulous gifts from each location to show for it, making it difficult to find something that will catch his/her eye. The rich Day-Timer Ravellow Calfskin Leather Passport Cover gives their travels a personalized touch and helps protect and organize their important documents while traveling in style.

The New Mom – Just because she’s now a mom does not mean her life should be relegated to bags with cartoon characters. In fact, she’s probably looking to stay as trendy and chic as ever. The On The Move Leather Tote is not an ordinary diaper bag. While it’s full of the necessary compartments, it provides mom with a stylish way of stepping out–with or without baby in tow.

The Gamer – For the person who is constantly looking to entertain and be entertained, the Travel Game Set makes any time game time. Stocked with checkers, chess and backgammon, it assures that this person will never be left bored. The leather case can also serve as the perfect organizational and carrying case for electronic gam    “e sets.

The Philanthropist – There is no one busier than the person who is always giving to others, which makes the Pink Leather Tote and Binder doubly perfect for that person. While giving the philanthropist the gift of getting his/her life in control, they will also have the satisfaction of knowing the purchase of their gift contributed 10% to breast cancer research.

The Impossible Male – Whether he’s your father, brother or significant other, he’s perhaps the most difficult person to shop for on your list. It is no secret that another tie or bottle of Old Spice simply will not cut it this year. The Manhattan Briefcase, with its combination of leather and hardware, is the perfect item for all men, no matter what their profession. It allows room to carry and keep track of all necessary items while keeping them structured. It even has a padded section for a laptop.

The Fashionista – This person is always in vogue and looking for the next hot item that will help make her a stand-out. That’s why the Leather Catch-All from Day-Timers Milano Collection is perfect! Made from Italian leather and crafted by designer Jack Georges, it’s chic, trendy and perfect to hold and organize a cell phone, ID, cash and all other necessary items for an evening out.

Easy for the gift giver–easy for the recipient–Day-Timers leather luxury goods can be quickly purchased at http://www.daytimer.com or by calling 1-800-225-5505. All items come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Day-Timers (http://www.daytimer.com) is a 60 years young company offering fashionable solutions for gaining control of your life. Day-Timers is a noted authority in time management, productivity, organization and planning with fashion-forward products to meet every lifestyle. With hundreds of organizational and time management tools, women and men can simplify their lives at work, home, school and on the go, creating the work/life balance they crave. And with numerous high-end leather products, individuals can now manage their lives with style and flair.

Contact: Leesa Raab, LaMotta Strategic Communications, Inc. 845-358-6306(o).

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Brisbane, QLD, Australia (PRWEB) August 12, 2008

CashRake Affiliate Network is excited to announce the release of its ‘Double Commission’ affiliate promotion. During the month of August 2008 all affiliates can earn up to a possible 70% revenue share. All they have to do is enter the promotion and for a period of 30 days their commission will be doubled, regardless of how much their earnings are during that time frame.

CashRake is the exclusive affiliate program for JamPoker. Affiliates can promote JamPoker on a revenue share basis by utilizing their top-notch real-time reporting system, large range of creatives and targeted site tracking. On top of the current ‘Double Commission’ promotion affiliates also earn a 5% first tier referral bonus for introducing other webmasters to CashRake. Additionally, sites with North American traffic are able to promote JamPoker as it accepts players from that region.

JamPoker is part of the Merge Gaming Network and features all the popular poker games, including Texas Hold’em and Omaha and a variety of Stud and Draw poker games. Players can also enjoy classic casino games, such as Blackjack, Backgammon, Roulette, Caribbean Stud and Video Poker and are able to play against thousands of other players from around the world at any given time of the day. JamPoker currently offers the option of three different sign up bonuses to new players, including 300% up to $ 300.

“We’re excited to offer this new promotion to our affiliates. We have had a fantastic response since we launched CashRake and we now wanted to really make a splash and offer the best affiliate promotion in the poker industry. I think we’ve come very close to that. Our affiliates can promote our premium merchant JamPoker and its new sign up bonuses, which should make a big impact on conversions, and at the same time they will also earn double commissions. It’s a very exciting time to be a CashRake affiliate,” said Laurentio Telecican, CashRake Product Development Manager.

For more details visit http://www.cashrake.com/promotions.php & http://www.jampoker.com/promotions.php.

About CashRake Affiliate Network:

CashRake Affiliate Network is an online marketing company with headquarters in Brisbane, Australia. It was established by a group of marketing executives who have been involved in online marketing and in particular affiliate marketing for over 10 years. Through the use of advanced affiliate management software and outstanding customer support CashRake Affiliate Network aims to contribute significantly to its merchants’ business success and maximize affiliates’ website revenue.

About JamPoker:

JamPoker aims to provide its valued players the best possible gaming environment to play online poker. The revolutionary software used is constantly being improved and has been in operation since February 2005. It provides unique features not found at other online poker networks. Game fairness and security are of utmost importance at JamPoker. It operates under a license granted to Merge Gaming Network by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, a world leading gaming regulatory organization based in Canada. The JamPoker support center is based in Australia and is available for any assistance 24/7.

Contact Information:

Laurentio Telecican

CashRake Affiliate Network

Suite 129, 192 Ann Street

Brisbane QLD

Australia

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San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 30, 2011

The Southern California Gaming Guide™ announced today the 2011 Best of Southern California Gaming™ Reader’s Choice Awards in the ninth annual reader’s poll, conducted during July and August of 2011.

The 2011 Best of Southern California Gaming Reader’s Choice Awards include first, second and third place winners in 23 casino and 5 slot categories, for a total of 84 awards. From of a field of 23 Southern California casinos, and thousands of slot machines, all three award places are very significant.

“In an economy that has affected entertainment spending, including casino playing, response to this year’s poll had a surprising increase. And for the first time this year, readers voted in three Loosest Slots categories: San Diego County, Palm Springs Area, and Inland Empire,” said Théon Banos Cross, publisher of Southern California’s only monthly casino and slot guide.

In addition, 45 participating readers’ ballots drawn at random received the following: an iPad 2 64 GB (the winner chose the $ 800 option), $ 400, $ 300, $ 200, and $ 100. And 40 participants each received a copy of the Phantom EFX Reel Deal Slots: Gods of Olympus game DVD.

The 2011 Reader’s Choice Awards are detailed in the October 2011 issue of the Southern California Gaming Guide, available free at 3700 locations in Southern California and online at TheGamingGuide.com.

The list of the 2011 Best of Southern California Gaming Reader’s Choice Awards includes:

Best Casino

1.    Barona Resort & Casino

2.    Valley View Casino & Hotel

3.    Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort

Best Casino Resort

1.    Barona Resort & Casino

2.    Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort

3.    Pechanga Resort & Casino

Luckiest Casino

1.    Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort

2.    Barona Resort & Casino

3.    Valley View Casino & Hotel

Loosest Slots – San Diego County

1.    Barona Resort & Casino

2.    Valley View Casino & Hotel

3.    Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort

Loosest Slots – Palm Springs Area

1.    Fantasy Springs Resort Casino

2.    Spotlight 29 Casino

3.    Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa

Loosest Slots – Inland Empire

1.    Pechanga Resort & Casino

2.    San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino

3.    Soboba Casino

Best Video Slot

1.    Tarzan® Lord of the Jungle™

2.    Cashman Fever™

3.    Quick Hit Platinum®

Best Penny Slot

1.    Cashman Fever™

2.    The Hangover®

3.    The Wizard of Oz™

Best Reel Slot

1.    Blazing 7’s®

2.    2X 10X 5X Bonus Times®

3.    Wheel of Fortune®

Best Progressive Slot

1.    Wheel of Fortune®

2.    Megabucks™

3.    Tarzan® Lord of the Jungle™

Best Community Slot

1.    Monopoly™ Big Event®

2.    Top Track™

3.    Reel‘em In!® Compete to Win®

The complete list of 2011 Reader’s Choice Awards is available online at http://www.TheGamingGuide.com and in the October 2011 issue of the Southern California Gaming Guide.

First published in 2002, the Southern California Gaming Guide™ is Southern California’s only monthly casino and slot guide. It is available free of charge each month at 3700 locations including, 7-Eleven, Ralphs, Food4Less, Stater Brothers, Albertsons/Sav-on, CVS Pharmacy, K-Mart, and Famima!! stores; plus, independent grocery and convenience stores, restaurants, coffee shops, liquor stores, health clubs, hotels, motels, car rental agencies, tourist centers, and more in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Imperial, and Ventura Counties.

For more information contact:

Southern California Gaming Guide, P.O. Box 19267, San Diego, CA 92159

619-462-5891 FAX 619-303-7638 http://www.TheGamingGuide.com

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(PRWEB) April 18, 2012

HeBS Digital announces the re-launch of the Loews Hotels website, http://www.LoewsHotels.com. The re-launched site, featuring HeBS Digital’s proprietary and state-of-the-art content management system, reflects the latest best practices in design, usability, SEO, and site structure.

In designing and constructing the site, HeBS Digital and Loews Hotels relied on marketing strategies and techniques that achieved nearly 20 percent year-over-year revenue growth for the luxury brand during the past two years. The new site utilizes the HeBS Digital CMS Enterprise, the industry’s new gold standard for content management systems. HeBS Digital also employed Adobe Test & Target throughout the year, running A/B tests to evaluate best site structure, optimal location of content and functionality, and best use of overall site real estate. The re-launched site reflects changes learned in this testing process, allowing HeBS Digital and Loews Hotels to increase conversions and achieve an even higher revenue growth.

Improved Features on LoewsHotels.com:

•All content updated and optimized to meet Google Panda requirements

•Site structure, content placement and functionality enhanced to increase conversions, using one year of Adobe Test & Target data

•New virtual image pool allows the brand to instantly edit imagery, animations and marketing messages across the site

•Updated CMS modules allow for even more simplified, seamless back-end management by brand employees

•Intuitive drop-down menus give users easy access to Special Offers, Meetings & Events info and Loews Experiences travel planner

•Loews Destinations navigation panel and interactive property map encourages exploration of the entire collection of hotels and resorts

“HeBS Digital took an already award-winning, high-revenue-generating website and improved upon it,” said Jason Price, Executive Vice President of HeBS Digital. “Loews Hotels recognized that this rapidly changing industry consistently calls for enhancing and updating website designs at least once every 2 years. With its new site, Loews will continue to grow its direct revenue year-over-year and continue to lead the industry in the luxury hotel brand space.”

“The new platform of Loewshotels.com will allow us to ensure that we deliver the content and usability our users demand. Loews Hotels is committed to giving its e-commerce customers a four diamond and more experience and this new design accomplishes that” said Anthony Del Gaudio, VP of Global Distribution for Loews Hotels.

About HeBS Digital:

Founded in 2001, HeBS Digital is the industry’s leading full-service hotel digital marketing, website design and direct online channel strategy firm based in New York City (http://www.HeBSDigital.com).

HeBS Digital has pioneered many of the “best practices” in hotel digital marketing, social and mobile marketing, and direct online channel distribution. The firm has won over 180 prestigious industry awards for its digital marketing and website design services, including numerous Adrian Awards, Davey Awards, W3 Awards, WebAwards, Magellan Awards, Summit International Awards, Interactive Media Awards, and IAC Awards.

A diverse client portfolio of top tier major hotel brands, luxury and boutique hotel brands, resorts and casinos, hotel management companies, franchisees and independents, and CVBs are profiting from HeBS Digital’s hospitality digital marketing expertise. Contact HeBS Digital’s consultants at (212) 752-8186 or success(at)hebsdigital(dot)com.

About Loews Hotels

Headquartered in New York City, Loews Hotels & Resorts owns and/or operates 18 hotels and resorts in the U.S. and Canada, including its newest, the 414-room Loews Atlanta Hotel that opened April 1, 2010. Located in major city centers and resort destinations from coast to coast, the Loews portfolio features one-of-a-kind properties that go beyond Four Diamond standards to delight guests with a supremely comfortable, uniquely local and vibrant travel experience. Loews boasts some of the industry’s most innovative and successful travel programs, including Loews Loves Kids for families and Loews Loves Pets for discerning animals on the road. For reservations or more information on Loews Hotels, call 1-800-23-LOEWS or check http://www.loewshotels.com.

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The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom, The Hijacking of America’s Savings Plans

(PRWEB) April 17, 2012

Barry James Dyke, in his sequel The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom unveils the immense disparity between highly paid media executives compensation and retirement packages and that of its rank and file employees.

The author documents that executives at media companies CBS, Disney and News Corp continue to extract Olympian paydays with enormous payouts in cash and stock while rank and file employees often struggle with meager 401(k) plans funded with impossible-to-understand poor performing target-date mutual funds. [Target-date mutual funds are fund-of-fund mutual funds and explained in the new Pirates book].

The author comments, “high-end media executives get very lucrative deals in stock and cash compensation, which is in reality, irrevocable. The capital gains treatment of the stock based compensation is icing on the cake. According to SEC filings, Les Moonves, the CEO of CBS made $ 56.9 million in 2010, and ratcheted his pay package to $ 69.9 million for 2011. Sumner Redstone pulled out $ 20.3 million from CBS and an additional $ 21 million from Viacom while the performance of both companies has been lukewarm at-best.”

Conversely, CBS rank and file employees had a total of $ 199 million in target-date mutual funds in 2009 which has gone up to $ 236 million in their 401 (k) by 2010. The author, in his new book documents the enormous shortcomings of target-date mutual funds which are the cornerstone of American’s retirement savings. He calls target-date mutual funds, “robot casino capitalism on steroids.”

The author continues, “Yet CBS is not alone in this disconnect. Media executives get paid well even when their companies get crushed in the market, look at Gannet, McClatchy, Media General, The New York Times—they have all lost 75% or more of their value. They are also saddled with enormous amounts of debt.”

SEC filings confirm that CBS, Disney, The Tribune Company, Fox News, News Corp and The New York Times all have their employees invested in questionable target-date funds. The author’s concerns are reinforced in a January 2011 GAO report on target-date mutual funds.

The author concludes, “It is sad. Big media companies get banker like pay, and rank and file employees are thrown under the bus.” For more information, about The Pirates of Manhattan II: Highway to Serfdom go to http://www.thepiratesofmanhattan.com The book examines The Hijacking of America’s Savings through mutual funds in general and target-date funds in particular. You may contact Barry James Dyke, the author directly at 603-929-7891 or via email castleassetmgmt (at) comcast (dot) net

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Meet Vinnie and Cody of ‘American Chopper Senior vs. Junior’ at Lake of the Torches Resort Casino in Wisconsin.

Lac du Flambeau, WI (PRWEB) September 08, 2011

Bikers and anyone who loves custom-built motorcycles won’t want to miss a rare opportunity to meet Vinnie and Cody of “American Chopper Senior Vs. Junior” on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Lake of the Torches Resort Casino. They will be available for autographs and pictures from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. at the casino main entrance. Fans of all ages are welcome and it is completely free!

Vinnie DiMartino and Cody Connelly are best known for their many appearances on the hit reality television show “American Chopper.” Originally working for Orange County Choppers (which is the featured motorcycle building shop on the show), Vinnie opened his own shop, V-Force Customs, in Rock Tavern, N.Y., which has built such popular bike models as the V-Force 1 and Geese Chaser’s-Boomer 1. Vinnie’s shop also produced the Tampa Bay Storm, commissioned by the Tampa Bay football steam, which looks as fast sitting as it really is on the road. In 2010, Vinnie and Cody returned to television, working with Paul Teutul Jr. on the series “American Chopper Jr. Vs. Senior.”

Vinnie and Cody’s appearance at Lake of the Torches will coincide with the 2011 Tomahawk Fall Ride that will draw thousands of bikers from across the region. Riders on the tour are encouraged to stop at the casino for the rare opportunity to meet these two famed motorcycle builders. Riders can also present their Fall Ride cards at the Club Advantage desk to receive $ 10 in Free Play that can be downloaded onto their favorite machine. For every Fall Ride biker who checks in, Lake of the Torches will be donating $ 10 to the MDA. In addition and as an added bonus, all Club Advantage members will earn quadruple points while playing slots that day from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

“Rev up your rides and join us for this spectacular afternoon with Vinnie and Cody, two of the most celebrated bike builders in the country. Their appearance promises to be one of the coolest stops on the Fall Ride. We welcome bikers and ‘Chopper’ fans to meet these two celebrity bike makers and to help with a great cause,” said Michael J. Broderick, Director of Marketing at Lake of the Torches Resort Casino.

Situated on the shores of Pokegama Lake and nestled in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, the Lake of the Torches Resort Casino has a feel of a classic Northern retreat and reflects its Ojibwe culture and heritage. The casino has over 800 slot machines (including a high-limit and non-smoking area), 12 blackjack tables, Let it Ride, Three Card Poker, and three poker tables, a high-stakes Bingo Hall seating up to 500 persons, Woody’s Bar and Grill, and the Eagle’s Nest Restaurant. The hotel has 101 well–appointed rooms, the Dancing Waters Lounge and the Woodland Oasis pool area. The 8,500 square-foot Convention Center with the Hall of Nations offers an outstanding venue for entertainment, receptions, trade shows, meetings, presentations and seminars. It is proudly owned and operated by the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

More information on upcoming events at Lake of the Torches is available at

http://www.lakeofthetorches.com.

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Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 04, 2011

The Rainmaker Group, a world leader in automated profit optimization software and services for the hospitality industry, announced today that two premier tribal casinos in California owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will implement its TribalREV™ revenue management solution. The new TribalREV users are the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa located in exclusive Rancho Mirage and its sister property, the Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs. Click here to learn more about Rainmaker’s revenue management solutions.

Rainmaker’s TribalREV is a cost-effective managed service that increases profitability for small and mid-sized tribal casino hotel operators. TribalREV combines the use of Rainmaker’s widely installed revolution™ profit optimization software and the services of Rainmaker’s team of experienced revenue management professionals to handle implementation, pricing strategy, forecasting, and revenue management analysis.

TribalREV delivers more effective revenue management for American Indian gaming operators

“Rainmaker’s TribalREV will provide a level of revenue management that will allow us to streamline our processes,” said Bob Maloney, assistant general manager of the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa. “We will take advantage of Rainmaker’s proven profit optimization system and capitalize on its professional team that understands how gaming hotels should price rooms to maximize revenues. We have a strong central reservations manager, and TribalREV will compliment his processes.”

At the same time, TribalREV will help Agua Caliente ensure it always has availability for its most valued customers. “Palm Springs represents an attractive alternative to Las Vegas for casino patrons, Maloney said. “The natural beauty and casual environment of our two Palm Springs casinos is a welcome relief from the traffic and crowds of Las Vegas. We want to keep our customers coming back.”    

Tammy Farley, principal for Rainmaker, noted that TribalREV is an ideal solution for the two Agua Caliente casinos and many other American Indian gaming operators. “A number of tribal casino hotels do not have dedicated managers to focus on profit optimization. TribalREV meets the need to increase revenues by providing supporting services from Rainmaker’s professional revenue managers and the use of our revolution revenue management system to take the weight off a property’s shoulders and strengthen its bottom line,” she said.

The Agua Caliente properties will employ TribalREV to receive more accurate revenue forecasting on which to base pricing decisions, to optimize hotel inventory, and maximize overall revenues. Rainmaker will also provide Agua Caliente with interfaces to its MICROS property management and IGT gaming systems. Implementation is expected in 3Q 2011.

TribalREV enables operators to leverage powerful, data-rich reporting, dedicated management consulting, and proven system performance, and receive services such as:

● Weekly dashboard/executive summary with historical, short-term, and long-term forecasts,

● Competitive updates,

● Bi-weekly strategy calls with hotel GM/sales/casino staff,

● Distribution strategy with third party providers and other services to optimize profitability.

About Agua Caliente Casinos

Guests at the 340-room Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage can enjoy today’s hottest slot and video poker machines, table games, high-limit gaming, and private poker room action. Its 2,028-seat entertainment venue attracts upscale crowds and hosts top name acts; upcoming performances include Country star Miranda Lambert, Comedian George Lopez and more. Agua Caliente’s six restaurants and full-service spa make it the perfect getaway. Agua Caliente’s sister hotel casino, Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs, has 228 rooms and is within walking distance of downtown attractions. Voted the Best Casino by Palm Springs Life magazine readers, the Spa Resort Casino features a variety of slot machines and video poker, a high-limit platinum room, and table games including blackjack, mini-baccarat, and Pai Gow poker. Its world-renown spa boasts natural mineral hot springs used in rejuvenating hydrotherapy treatments. Both properties are owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, a tribe rich in history and culture, as well as community spirit. The tribe stewards more than 31,500 acres of ancestral land, which encompasses Indian Canyons Golf Resort, Indian Canyons and Tahquitz Canyon hiking trails, and a protected Bighorn sheep habitat.

About Rainmaker

The Rainmaker Group – a Microsoft Silver Partner software and services company – is an industry-leading provider of revenue management and profit optimization solutions to owners/operators in the multifamily housing and gaming/hospitality industries. Rainmaker software, coupled with professional business consulting services, enables multifamily housing operators to maximize revenue from apartment leases and helps operators of casino hotels and other hospitality enterprises secure the most valuable customers to increase their profitability. Rainmaker software delivers real results for operators such as Archstone, AvalonBay Communities, Equity Residential, Post Properties, Simpson Housing, Mid-America Apartment Communities and a number of other leading companies. Gaming/Hospitality clients include leading casino/hotel organizations such as Atlantis The Palm Dubai, Caesars Entertainment, IP Casino Resort Biloxi, Isle of Capri Casinos, MGM Resorts International, Omni Hotels & Resorts, Wynn Las Vegas and many others. Headquartered in northern Atlanta, GA, Rainmaker is a solid, profitable, rapidly growing, privately held company. For more information, go to http://www.LetItRain.com.

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Haifa, Israel (PRWEB) September 9, 2008

The question that almost every Web site and blog owner is asking himself is how to increase Web traffic and create a new revenue stream while providing a cool and fun new service to their users? There are numerous answers. One new and innovative option is to turn their Web site into a social gaming network that creates revenue and increases Web traffic.

Come2Play, a developer of multiplayer casual Flash game platforms, offers a new White Label platform. The platform allows anyone to add a social gaming network to a Website while providing the most advanced Flash social gaming possibilities – at no cost. All games can be distributed as branded game widgets.

The idea is simple to understand and implement. To better grasp the concept, Web site owners need to contemplate themselves and their acquaintances and think of the fun involved in engaging in casual games like Chess, Backgammon, Sudoku and so on.

Integrating a game channel enables Web site user’s to play online causal games with their friends and family in a private playroom. To make things even better, Web site owners can also financially benefit from it as they share advertising revenues by increasing Web site space for advertisements. In addition, gain traffic due to user-initiated viral marketing of their game channel via Facebook, MySpace and other popular social networks.

All of this can happen when integrating Come2Play’s fully featured multiplayer game channels with widgets and applications on social community Web sites. Come2Play game channels create the basis for social gaming communities and allow various Web site, blogs and portals to create new media space by embedding a private label/skinned version of free multiplayer Flash games.

Come2Play’s game channels include some of the world’s most popular games: Chess, Checkers, Go, Reversi, and Sudoku. Web site owners have the opportunity to enrich sites with the latest social features like chatting, lobbies, tables, point systems, player rankings, game ratings, player rewards, tournaments and redeemable gift points.

Come2Play also gives Web site owners maximum exposure through concentrated distribution tools. Beside each game, Come2Play’s platform provides an option for copying games and placing them as widgets and applications in iGoogle, Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, and Google’s open social partner network. These widgets and apps carry the Web site administrator’s logos and link back to sites. The game carries the site brand on all applications and widgets.

Creating a fun and cool game channel using Come2play’s platform helps build a loyal registered player community while monetizing existing users and visitors.

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The cover features clues to the conspiracy inside the book.

Colleyville, TX (PRWEB) November 9, 2010

First it was the global economic meltdown. Then it was the ensuing currency wars that have plagued the international financial system. Now it’s the recent Washington D.C. Metro bomb scare. “It’s pretty strange that all these events from the book are coming true,” said Mark Fadden of his latest thriller, The Brink, a novel he wrote in 2006. “If someone finds a lost article of the U.S. Constitution, like there is in the book, then I’ll head to Vegas and try my luck at the craps tables.” Fadden’s book, which uses the current financial crisis as the foundation of a fast-paced suspense thriller, tells the story of a fugitive Texas Ranger who helps a woman running for her life, only to get sucked into a secret society’s plot for global financial Armageddon. “I wrote the book to closely mirror current events in the real world and to offer a plausible explanation for why they are happening,” said Fadden, 37. “But I never thought it would predict actual events.”

In the beginning of the book, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is about to use what Fadden calls an “economic nuclear bomb” against the United States. But the BOJ is merely a pawn acting on behalf of a ruthless secret society that wants to bring the international financial system, and consequently the world, to its knees. The secret society featured in The Brink is known as the Bilderberg Group, a clandestine organization that allegedly exists. “The Bilderberg Group is an international cabal made up of royalty, politicians, international financiers, and media tycoons that supposedly runs the world behind closed doors. When I began researching them, I knew they were the ones that could pull of something this big.” While Fadden keeps tight lipped as to the intricacies of the book’s plot, he does mention that a large part of it revolves around yet another piece of the book that’s come true, the U.S. debt crisis. “A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report points out that the national debt is projected to be 62 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the end of fiscal year 2010, and will only rise higher,” Fadden said. “To bring that number into perspective, national debt has only ever exceeded 50 percent of GDP one time in the history of this country. It was during World War II, and it decreased sharply after the war ended, as America began paying off its wartime debt. At nearly $ 14 trillion, the current U.S. debt load is enormous, and it’s only getting bigger. That adds up to a very dangerous financial position.” CBO Director Douglas W. Elmendorf backs up Fadden’s take on America’s dangerous debt level. In a recent blog, Elmendorf wrote, “in the United States, the ratio of federal debt to GDP is climbing into unfamiliar territory—and all else being equal, the higher the debt, the greater the risk of a crisis.”

With so many events in his book actually coming true, Fadden may seem like some kind of soothsayer, but he disagrees. “The fact that the events in the book are now coming true is a testament that, however this crisis pans out, it’s been a long time coming. Few people want to sit down and read a 100 page CBO report filled with esoteric terms and confusing graphs. I wanted to write an action packed thriller that uses those same theories and numbers to propel the story of two people being hunted from Mexico to Washington, D.C., so that readers could familiarize themselves with the very scary financial situation we all face.”

The Brink is Fadden’s third novel. His first novel, Five Days in Dallas, was published in 2003. It received critical acclaim and Fadden himself was even called a “masterful storyteller” by a Writer’s Digest reviewer. Fadden, who grew up in Houston and now lives in Colleyville, Texas, has appeared at numerous book signings in Texas and Louisiana, and will even be part of an event called “Books and Cooks” in January, where he and members of a cooking class make a dish featured in the book. Fadden, who has also been called “the next Dan Brown,” gives lectures about writing and marketing books to various community groups in the North Texas area. His event schedule and the first 22 pages of The Brink can be previewed at markfadden.com. Fadden’s blog about using social media to sell books is entitled, “Dispatches from the literary trenches.”

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(PRWEB) April 25, 2008

Leading online poker operator 32Red Poker has announced that they will be offering seats at the World Series of Poker to their players, in packages worth over $ 16,200 each.

32Red Poker is owned and operated by 32Red Plc – a UK facing e-gaming specialist company registered on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange. Focusing on offering players a personal service and on developing a secure, fair and fun playing environment, 32Red Poker is one of the fastest growing poker websites.

The seat at the WSOP 2008 represents one part of a changing promotional and tournament system at 32Red Poker. March 2008 saw the launch of The 32Red Elevator (http://www.32redpoker.com/file/0d774c82aa0124492045db3d1bd32b48/the-elevator.html ) – a new player loyalty system – and 32Red Poker has subsequently announced an April Poker Festival which will include a number of exclusive freerolls and additional bonuses.

Mark Quayle, 32Red Marketing Manager, said, “Our new poker tournaments (http://www.32redpoker.com/file/e1f09e141cc043e11658018a97515810/tournaments-at-32red-poker.html ) and promotions represent an increased focus on players by offering rewards connected to play. Plus our promotions will keep playing online poker (http://www.32redpoker.com/ ) at 32Red interesting and varied. Also the April Festival means we’re offering a lot of free poker this month, which anyone can take part in”.

The WSOP seat promotion includes the $ 10,000 buy-in fee, $ 3,000 in travel expenses to Las Vegas and 32Red Poker are giving an extra $ 3,200 to the first seat winner that Quayle believes, “will allow the player to enjoy the city in true 32Red style.”

Starting on the 4th of June the WSOP is three days of poker’s best players battling for the $ 12 million first prize or for a portion of the combined prizepool of $ 82 million. 32Red Plc CEO Ed Ware said, “It’s exciting to think 32Red Poker could be taking players to the WSOP to play against the world’s best. We’re confident our players would be competitive, having honed their skills and become winners with us at 32Red Poker.”

The competition to win the WSOP seats through 32Red Poker involves a series of satellite tournaments. The winners progress through the 32Red Poker tournaments (http://www.32redpoker.com/file/e1f09e141cc043e11658018a97515810/tournaments-at-32red-poker.html ) and join one of the six finals. The winners of each will be jetted off to Vegas and the WSOP.

About 32Red

32Red is the five times winner of the Best Casino title awarded by watchdog and player advocate site Casinomeister and is renowned for providing industry-leading level of support to players. Over 80% of 32Red’s players are from the UK and 32Red is licensed and regulated by the Government of Gibraltar. 32Red Plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM (ticker: TTR).

The Company operates 32Red Casino, 32Red Poker and DashCasino.com which are all based on the Microgaming platform.

For more information about 32Red contact:

Aaron O’Sullivan

e-Gaming Marketing Manager

32Red Plc

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+00350 49357

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