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American IDC SmartSMS Celebrity Poker ``Text-Chat'' Becomes a Financial Reality with Poker Superstars Lining Up!


LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  -- American IDC Corporation (Pink Sheets: ACNI ACNI Arts Council of Northern Ireland
ACNI Azienda Comunale per la Navigazione Interna (Municipal Company for Inland Navigation, Italy) 
) announced today Marcel Luske is the first professional poker player to reach out to his extensive fan base through text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. . He has signed with Smart Entertainment and their CelebrityPokerChat(TM) service to deliver live updates through text messaging directly from the poker table A poker table is a table specifically designed for playing card games, usually poker. It is often covered with baize which is a type of felt, or speed cloth, a teflon-coated fabric that helps the cards slide easily across the surface.  to his fans as he plays. He will offer playing tips and include his fun and clever sayings, such as, "Give a little bit of your chips to me!" The deal has even more appeal to his fans as one lucky winner will win a coveted cov·et  
v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets

v.tr.
1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy.

2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire.
 seat at the World Series of Poker The World Series of Poker is the largest set of poker tournaments in the world. It is held annually in Las Vegas, lasting just over a month. A bracelet is awarded to the winner of each of the fifty-plus events which include all the major varieties of poker. !

Luske is one of the most visible and widely recognized players in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and Europe. His notable finishes in the past two WSOP WSOP World Series of Poker (poker championship)
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 tournaments have brought him to the forefront of the poker landscape. He placed tenth in the Main Event 2004 and thirteenth in 2003, respectively. Luske's signature style of wearing his sunglasses upside down makes it impossible to remain unnoticed. Only two days into this year's WSOP, hundreds of fans have approached him for his autograph and to simply share a moment of his time.

Being the creative and determined entrepreneur that Luske is, he has developed his own exclusive marketing organization, Flying Dutchman Flying Dutchman

sea captain condemned to sail unceasingly because he had invoked the Devil’s aid in a storm. [Maritime legend: Brewer Dictionary]

See : Curse


Flying Dutchman
 Marketing. The purpose of this endeavor is to provide integrated marketing plans that further connect with his steadily increasing fan base via text messaging as well as through other ventures. Additionally, Luske is the director of the International Poker Federation (IPF (Itanium Processor Family) See Itanium. ).

The service is very simple to use: Say for example Marcel is playing in a tournament. 50,000 people are watching on TV, online or watching a pre-recorded show on television, and he asks them to sign in by sending the message CHAT to the number 76278. 30% of the viewers respond to the request, and within minutes, 15,000 loyal fans have opted-in to his fan club. Let's calculate that 200,000 fans have signed in through his World Tour -- he sends these loyal fans 4 messages a month, generating $400,000 of revenue that he would have never dreamt of before ... $4.8 million a year in NEW revenue! All while keeping his fans updated on his latest and greatest news -- and smiling all the way to the bank. But of course, getting a personal message from the Flying Dutchman would be a big reason to smile too!

CelebrityPokerChat was formulated by Smart Entertainment in 2004. Try out the service by sending the word CHAT to the number 76278. For further information and a brochure, please contact Smart Entertainment at 310-666-7340, or email us at info@smartentgroup.com.

For more information on Marcel Luske, contact Wendy Meadley at Flying Dutchman Marketing, 952-944-2957, or email wendy@flyingdutchmanmarketing.com. For inquiries concerning press and marketing, contact Katie Page at Poker Resource Network, 919-264-7751, katie@pokerresourcenetwork.com.

About American IDC Corp.:

American IDC (American IDC Corp.), a public company (Pink Sheets:ACNI), is an internet entertainment company that specializes in mobile marketing campaigns for major brands. American IDC owns and operates the SMART Text Messaging technology. This technology, which was originally developed and deployed in Europe, provides keen insight into the consumer market in creating branding and marketing campaigns that produce results. To date, Smart has successfully launched over 300 campaigns worldwide. Both Smart and American IDC are headquartered in Los Angeles with additional presence in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, Europe, Mexico, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  and Asia. www.AmericanIDC.com

American IDC Corporation (Pink Sheets:ACNI) is a fully reporting issuer.

About Smart Entertainment:

Smart Entertainment is a leading consulting and advertising firm that specializes in developing marketing campaigns for major brands. SMART has come to rely on invaluable experience from Europe for keen insight into the consumer market in creating branding and marketing campaigns that produce results. To date, Smart Entertainment has successfully launched over 300 campaigns worldwide. SMART is headquartered in Los Angeles with additional presence in New York and Europe. Smart Entertainment and its companies are privately held. SmartSMS is a trademark of Smart Entertainment. The SmartSMS technology is controlled by American IDC Corp. www.SmartEntGroup.com

Forward-Looking Statements:

With the exception of historical information, this news release and accompanying information may include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated as a result of various risks. There are numerous factors that could contribute to such differences, therefore such projected events and anticipated results are not warranties or guaranties that such events will occur or that the Company will achieve such results. For more information about this corporation and risks involved in the investment of their publicly traded shares, please see the company's web site(s), and/or documents filed with the SEC, which are easily accessible in the EDGAR Edgar or Eadgar (both: ĕd`gər), 943?–975, king of the English (959–75), son of Edmund, king of Wessex. In 957 the Mercians and Northumbrians rebelled against Edgar's brother Edwy and chose Edgar as their king.  database system.
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