NBA Stars, Celebrities Join for the 3rd Annual Bodog Poker Invitational to Benefit L.A. Lakers Youth Foundation Jennifer Tilly with b/f Phil Laak April 18, 2006 Bodog and its celebrity CEO Calvin Ayre sponsored the Los Angeles Lakers 3rd Annual Casino Night and Celebrity Poker Invitational benefiting the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation on Wednesday, April 12. The event at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica featured a Poker Invitational hosted by Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss and Ayre. Lakers fan John Horne won the poker game with second place going to Bodog pal Rossi Morreale of Extra. The event featured special performances by world-renowned burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, and the Laker Girls. During the fundraiser, guests learned how to play poker at the "Bodog Poker Boot Camp" where Bodog Girls were on hand to provide free poker lessons. Bodog and Lakers friends and family who attended the event included: Phil Jackson, Jeanie Buss, Magic Johnson, Paris Hilton, Marcia Cross, Josh Duhamel, Anne Heche, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Jeremy Piven, Regina King, Penny Marshall, Lacey Chabert, Dean Cain, Shannon Elizabeth, Jennifer Tilly, Rick and Kathy Hilton, Annie Duke, Bai Ling, Ricki Lake, Olivia Wilde, Brody Jenner, Phil Laak, Linda Rambis, Michele Merkin, David Anders, Jon Rose, Jon Kelley, Rue and more. If you're looking for the new-wave of online poker, Join PlayersOnly, the poker room where the true players are! Because of the Sleekness of their Interface and incredible bonus structure, PlayersOnly is America's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Receive an Instant 10% CASH BONUS and a 100% match poker bonus upto $650 and there are NO FEES for making a deposit! PlayersOnly hosts a $1,000,000.00 Freeroll Series and is Guaranteeing $3,000,000.00 in tournament prize money this month with one $150,000.00 guaranteed event at least once a month! L.A. Lakers past and present in attendance included: Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Smush Parker, Chris Mihm, Luke Walton, Sasha Vujacic, Devean George, Kwame Brown, Andrew Bynum, Brian Cook, Devin Green, Jim Jackson, Aaron McKie, Ronny Turiaf, Von Wafer, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Kurt Rambis. Ayre donated $150,000 to the L.A. Lakers Youth Foundation in a check presentation made during halftime of a recent Lakers vs. Clippers game at Staples Center. One hundred percent of the event proceeds benefited the L.A. Lakers Youth Foundation, which provides financial assistance to more than 30 children's charities in the Los Angeles area. Education, medical care and after-school activities for at-risk youth are among the programs the L.A. Lakers Youth Foundation provides. For more images from the event, please visit the following link: http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s= Click here to bet on the next Celebrity DUI! About Bodog.com Bodog.com, located in San Jose, Costa Rica, is federally licensed by the Costa Rican and UK governments. Recognized as the true pioneer of online gambling and a world authority on branding in the digital entertainment industry, Bodog.com Founder and CEO Calvin Ayre was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's best-selling "Billionaires" issue in March 2006. Bodog.com is the top-ranked US facing online gambling brand, with highest site traffic amongst multi-product US 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, processed $7 billion in wagers in 2005. The Bodog.com Marketing Conference, www.bodogconference.com, will take place at the Wynn Las Vegas, July 23-26, 2006, attracting the leaders of the online gambling industry. Bodog Entertainment Group also includes a music label, Bodog Music, an online magazine, BodogNation, a television production unit and further properties coming soon. For more information, contact Media Relations at 1-866-892-3371, or pr@bodog.com Contact: Susan Mainzer 1.866.892.3371 smainzer@riptown.com The most recent betting odds on Lindsay Lohan are out! Bet on how much time Lohan will spend in Jail! --- by Bodog PR at 1800-sports.com on April 18, 2006
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