32Red Online Casino revealed today that a lucky Swansea City FC fan and 32Red player will be joining his favourite team for the season. Sporting the official number 32 shirt of the South Wales club, the fan will be able to get close up and personal with the squad throughout the 2009/10 season.

32Red Online Casino became Swansea City FC club sponsor in a two year deal in May. The partnership sees the 32Red.com logo displayed prominently on the Swan’s home and away shirts as well becoming the club’s official gaming partner, offering over 350 casino games in their online casino (32Red Casino), online poker (32Red Poker), bingo and more to Swansea fans.

Ross Mitchell, the 32Red winner and die-hard Swansea fan, had this to say on his competition win and on becoming part of the Swansea FC line-up this season.

"Most fans have dreamt of seeing their name in the matchday programme, and given my lack of footballing ability this is the only way I could have got to do it! The entire competition is a terrific idea and I hope others get a chance to experience what I have, thank you Swansea City, and thank you 32Red!"

Ross will be in the official team photograph for the 2009/10 season, will feature in the squad list in matchday programmes and be involved in a range of team activities, becoming an integral part of the Swansea FC team this season.

Swansea City FC vice-chairman, Leigh Dineen, said: "This is the first of a number of initiatives we will be working on with our new sponsor 32Red this season."

"They have given us fantastic support so far and I know that they want to involve the fans as much as possible."

"Ross attended our game against Sheffield United recently where he was given the full VIP treatment. Manager Paulo Sousa presented him with his No.32 shirt and had a good chat with Ross. With the amount of injuries we’ve got at the moment, he may have to wear the shirt on the pitch soon!"

Mark Quayle, Head of Marketing for 32Red Online Casino, remarked: "This is just the first of many competitions we plan to run with Swansea to celebrate our partnership with this proud and progressive club. Football is becoming increasingly commercial but both Swansea and 32Red know the priority lies with the fans. We both plan to ensure these next two years are as exciting and as special as possible for them."

Ross saw the competition on the official Swans website (www.swanseacity.net) and "…felt it was too good an opportunity to miss out on. I enjoy playing a bit of blackjack and so the chance to become the number 32 for the Swans was just too tempting, so I went through the official site and registered at 32Red’s online casino and got playing. But he was taken by surprise when he returned a call from the club to star as the team’s number 32.

This October new players, poker cash game enthusiasts, and online tournament regulars all have equal chances to win cash and ECPokertour Malta entries at Titan Poker.

Titan Poker, the most popular online poker room in Europe, will give away $50,000 in cash prizes and tournament entries in its Titan Turbo promotion, which will be staged during the month of October. New poker players, veterans and tournament regulars, all have an equal chance to win their share of the prizes.

Titan Turbo kicks off on October 5 with the first of its weekly one-day Tournament Player races. These races, which rank poker players by their tournament participation, each award $1,000 in cash prizes. The top 100 unique players from the five races win seats at Titan Poker’s ECPokertour Malta Freeroll, which will be staged on October 31. The top three players at that tournament will each win a $5,000 prize package, which includes buy-in to the exclusive ECPokertour Malta event, to be held at the luxurious Casino di Venezia in Malta from November 13-15, 2009.

Players who prefer cash game Texas Hold’em poker action can compete in the Titan Turbo races, starting October 5. These four-day races, ranking players by their Titan Points earned at the poker tables, award $5,000 in cash prizes. The top 100 unique players from each of the races advance to a final, one-day Titan Turbo race on October 31, which will award $10,000 in prizes to the top ranking players.

To level the playing field for new poker players, and for those who have not yet achieved VIP status, Titan Poker will double a first place prize amount won by any Bronze VIP player at its Titan Turbo Cash Game Races, including at the October 31 final event.

Starting this fall, Titan Poker is offering two exciting tournaments for Omaha poker fans.

Back by popular demand, the latest season of Titan Poker’s Omaholics Promotion is being re-launched during the months of September and October. Loyal Omaha poker players will be rewarded with huge cash prizes based on their game play, with more than $140,000 in prize money to be distributed to the top Pot Limit Omaha players. These players will be ranked based on the number of raked hands they have generated.

All players with raked hands at Pot Limit Omaha tables with $0.10/$0.20 and up are eligible to participate in the promotion. Players are ranked on leaderboards, posted on the Titan Poker website and updated regularly. The Omaholics Promotion runs from September 7, 2009, until midnight, October 18, 2009.

Titan Poker will also be staging a new weekly tournament called the Monday Night Omaha an additional attraction for Omaha poker enthusiasts. This series is specifically structured to provide plenty of play (5,000 in starting chips, 15 minute levels). The tournament will feature an $8,000 Guaranteed Prize and a $100 buy-in, and will be launched on September 21.

The award-winning gaming operator, 32Red, selects the SmartFOCUS software to further improve the player experience at its online casino.

32Red Plc announced today that they have concluded a deal with SmartFOCUS. The agreement will see the introduction of specialist customer communication software to 32Red’s gaming products to enhance the overall player experience through personalised correspondence and bonuses.

This news is on the back of several significant developments for 32Red of late, including the addition of PayPal banking across its gaming properties and the sponsorship of the English Championship football club, Swansea City, prompting 32Red CEO, Ed Ware, to say:

"It really is exciting times at 32Red. Despite the economic climate we’re forging ahead by investing in value marketing like the Swansea sponsorship and television advertising, as well as further improving the day-to-day operation of the award-winning 32Red. The introduction of SmartFOCUS’ software to our player communications will mean that we will be able to have an even more meaningful dialogue with our players. We expect big things and look forward to seeing what SmartFOCUS can do this year and beyond."

Head of Marketing for 32Red, Mark Quayle, explained that SmartFOCUS will be introduced across all of 32Red’s gaming products, including the 32Red Casino, 32Red Poker, 32Red Bingo, and 32Red Rummy, adding that on introduction it will become an integral part of the company’s overriding marketing strategy. Quayle further commented, “We’re confident SmartFOCUS will allow us to reach more 32Red players and send targeted bonuses and competitions that will make their time at our casino even more entertaining and increasingly rewarding.”

Chris Underhill, CEO, smartFOCUS said: "The smartFOCUS software is helping 32Red to launch and measure campaigns quickly and easily. Customer satisfaction should be a priority for all businesses. 32Red’s improved marketing and new loyalty scheme demonstrates that the company understands this perfectly, and makes it a pretty safe bet that the company will continue to enjoy success."

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Popular online poker room Titan Poker will give out more than $140,000 in a competition targeted at Omaha Pot-Limit players.

Poker players who prefer the Omaha variety of the game will be rewarded at Titan Poker, the largest poker room on the iPoker Network. Titan Poker will launch the latest season of its highly popular Omaholics Promotion and award its loyal poker players with huge cash prizes based on their game play during the months of September and October.

More than $140,000 in prize money will be distributed to the top Pot Limit Omaha players in the Omaholics Promotion, which ranks players based on the number of raked hands they have generated.

All players are eligible to participate in the promotion, and all raked hands at Pot Limit Omaha tables with $0.10/$0.20 and up are included. Players are ranked in leaderboards, posted on the Titan Poker website and updated regularly. The Omaholics Promotion runs from September 7, 2009, until midnight, October 18, 2009.

In an additional attraction for Omaha poker enthusiasts, Titan Poker will stage a new weekly tournament called the Monday Night Omaha. This series is specially structured to provide plenty of play (5,000 starting chips, 15 minute levels). The tournament will feature an $8,000 Guaranteed Prize and a $100 buy-in, and launches on September 21.

Titan Poker stages innovative and exciting promotions and tournaments, and awards seats to the major poker tournaments around the world, including the World Series of Poker, the Asian Poker Tour, the Aussie Millions, the ECPokerTour, and the Irish Open. Titan Poker invites online poker players, both amateurs and poker enthusiasts, to enjoy the benefits of the improved Club Titan, the world’s most rewarding online VIP Poker Club.