Bit of a side issue hear tighty but with the new year fast approaching are you able to give any details of new sponsers for the new year? Does the
dtd deal finish at the end of the year?
We can't really name names right now Jim, but we are talking to several parties. Before we sign anything, though, we will give DTD "first refusal" on any of the packages, that's only right & fair.
We don't expect them to renew - they need to stop spending & start earning - but it'd be rude not to speak to them before we sign any other deals.
I have, of course, already chatted with Rob & Nick, & I think I know pretty much where we are with them.
Whatever happens, we shall continue to supprt DTD on blonde, but we have never been, & are not about to become, a one trick pony, & we will try & support all Live Poker Venues, because we believe strongly that's the essence of poker - the Live game. So we are in talks with most of the Live Poker providers, (independents & majors), as well as Online Operators.
We shall see, but we have independent income aside from the Forum, so it's not totally about Sponsorship, but it would make it easier. If & when the blonde Cardroom earns enough, then we will be in a position to do without sponsors.
The oddity is that there is no correlation between Update Traffic & blonde Cardroom activity. Lots of folks read the blonde Updates, but never play the blonde Site. I confess, we got that one wrong - we assumed there'd be much greater migration, especially as Members know that the Cardroom, & sponsorship, is what pays for the Live Updates. From time to time we get some grief about our Updates, but it's usually from folks who have never played on blonde!
Siuch is life.
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