Poker hits the big time?

[Heike]

Well... bigger time?

I say this having just seen a very professional, arty and pretty decent advert for full tilt after the football on sky sports. I've seen adverts for poker TV shows and the like, and general online casinos/betting sites on things like football shirts and billboards, but this is the first time I've seen poker exclusively pushed in such a mainstream way.

Have I just been blind?

[gatso]

PKR currently running ads on terrestrial tv.

also adds for some 'play better poker' website/dvd

[TightEnd]

Well... bigger time?

I say this having just seen a very professional, arty and pretty decent advert for full tilt after the football on sky sports. I've seen adverts for poker TV shows and the like, and general online casinos/betting sites on things like football shirts and billboards, but this is the first time I've seen poker exclusively pushed in such a mainstream way.

Have I just been blind?

it is only since the new Act came into force in Sept 07 that mainstream advertising of online gambling has been allowed

[AlexMartin]

This is EXCELLENT news. Rock on!!

[doubleup]

Have I just been blind?

Maybe not blind, but perhaps not watching the crap channels I do - Full Tilt and Party have been advertising for a while (although I'm not sure how FT can as they are KGC regulated and not on the advertising whitelist).

[Ismene]

Have I just been blind?

Maybe not blind, but perhaps not watching the crap channels I do - Full Tilt and Party have been advertising for a while (although I'm not sure how FT can as they are KGC regulated and not on the advertising whitelist).

Because they are getting around it by advertising their .net site which is play money and thus entirely legal. Think the FT ads are  incredibly stylish mind you

[doubleup]

Have I just been blind?

Maybe not blind, but perhaps not watching the crap channels I do - Full Tilt and Party have been advertising for a while (although I'm not sure how FT can as they are KGC regulated and not on the advertising whitelist).

Because they are getting around it by advertising their .net site which is play money and thus entirely legal. Think the FT ads are  incredibly stylish mind you

No they've started running ads for dot com without the play money wording, hence my question.

[Heike]

Hmmm... maybe I am just slightly blind then!

I guess the thing is that its was just such a good ad. Unexpectedly stylish.