Bodog.com's New Ad Spots Give Poker Players an Ace up Their Sleeve; Sleek New ``Predator'' Ads Show How to Identify and Disarm Poker ``Predators''.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. -- Online gambling Online gambling is a general term for gambling using the Internet. This article provides a brief introduction to some of the forms of online gambling, as well as discussing general issues. site Bodog.com today announced they will unveil four new ads that focus on common types of poker hustlers. The slick, colorful ads categorize and identify poker "predators" so players can be better prepared for their next poker game. The first two of the four ads will debut on November 7, 2005, during primetime television. The ads are the latest part of Bodog.com's multimillion-dollar advertising campaign in the U.S. that encompasses print, radio and television. Driven by a dramatic drum beat A drum beat, a beat on a drum, is any single strike on a single drum, drum machine, or a series of beats on various percussion instruments creating a rhythmic or metric pattern. Many drum beats define or are characteristic of specific music genres. and quick cuts, each spot opens in a casino, complete with beautiful people and upscale decor. As the camera works its way through the swank casino, it stops to point out one of four poker "predators" seated at a 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. : the Hustler, the Novice, the Ringer and the Wildcard See wild cards and wildcard mask. . The voiceover identifies each of these predators and provides details on the specific poker tactics they use to prey upon other players. But just as each of these predators prepares to use their specific stratagem STRATAGEM. A deception either by words or actions, in times of war, in order to obtain an advantage over an enemy. 2. Such stratagems, though contrary to morality, have been justified, unless they have been accompanied by perfidy, injurious to the rights of , they are joined at the table by Calvin Ayre, Bodog.com Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . As soon as he sits down, the predator quickly realizes that Ayre is nobody's fool and that the predator has suddenly become the prey. Each spot closes with Ayre giving the advice, "Play poker the easy way and be the king of your jungle." "This new advertising creative is intended to aid players in their poker game by identifying and thus lessening the potential threat these poker 'predators' pose," said Calvin Ayre, Bodog.com Founder and CEO. "While serving as a teaching tool for real world games, these ads also highlight the fact that Bodog.com's online poker provides a forum where predators are automatically disarmed and on the same level as everyone else." The ad spots were created by an internal team comprised of agency vets from DDB Worldwide and McCann-Erickson Worldwide. Bodog stands head and shoulders above its competitors as the only online gambling site to have such extensive in-house capabilities. The first two of the four ads, "The Hustler" and "The Wildcard," will break on November 7, 2005, and will run over the upcoming weeks on Spike, Comedy Central, USA and GSN GSN Game Show Network GSN GCOS Surface Network GSN Gelsolin GSN Global Seismic Network GSN Government Security News GSN Gigabyte System Network (CERN) GSN GPRS Support Node (3GPP) as well as local cable affiliates on such shows as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, South Park, WWE WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (formerly World Wrestling Federation) WWE Witwe (German: Widow) WWE William Webb Ellis (inventor of rugby) WWE World Wide Education WWE Well Woman Exam (Raw) and Celebrity Poker Showdown Celebrity Poker Showdown was a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series of five celebrities playing poker. The series ran eight tournaments in five seasons. . Starting on December 2, the ads will begin appearing in over 150 movie theaters on over 2,100 screens prior to PG-13 and R feature film presentations. These in-cinema ads will play over 150,000 times and will reach 6.6 million moviegoers during the peak film going season. The ads will also be available for viewing on Bodog.com. The ads are part of the company's multimillion-dollar advertising campaign in the U.S., which broke in May 2005 and encompasses print, television and radio advertising. Radio and television advertising includes various national and local outlets, and print outlets include magazines such as Maxim, Stuff, Blender, GIANT, Spin, Razor and Vice. The original ads are available for advance viewing by media online at: http://www.sportz-images.com/predator/dotcom.html (Dot Com) http://www.sportz-images.com/predator/index.html (Dot Net) About Bodog.com Bodog.com, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, is federally licensed by the Costa Rican and UK governments. One of the pioneers in the field, Bodog.com is the top-ranked U.S. facing online gambling brand, with highest site traffic amongst multi-product U.S. gaming web sites according to Hitwise. Bodog.com, valued at over US $1 billion and ranked in the Power 10 online companies by eGaming Review, has processed over $6 billion in wagers in the last 12 months. Bodog.com Marketing Conference, www.bodogconference.com, will take place in Las Vegas, Summer 2006, attracting the leaders of the online gambling industry. Bodog Entertainment Group also includes a music label, BodogMusic, an online magazine, BodogNation, and other properties coming soon. For more information, contact Media Relations at 1-866-892-3371, or pr@bodog.com. BODOG is a registered trademark of Bodog Entertainment Group S.A. |
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