Hip Hop Stars Opens Online Poker Room

Published: Saturday, May 27, 2006 Online-Casinos.com

HIP HOP STAR OPENS POKER ROOM

$500 000 freeroll gets things moving


Recording star Ja Rule is the latest in a series of celebrities who have entered the online poker market, this week announcing the launch of a new poker room branded Stars On Poker.com.

The site opened its doors with a $500,000 Freeroll, offering a top prize of $200 000. The cardroom offers popular multiplayer poker games like Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Low, 7 Card Stud and exclusive games like Chinese Poker, Guts Poker, Panguigne, and Big 2. Stars On Poker features a link to Ja Rule's website; a music player with his music, and an online store with cool merchandise from one of the top hip hop player in the music business.

Network play at the new site is via the Action Poker Network, which also hosts players from venues like ActionPoker.com, TigerGaming.com, Nine.com, English Harbour Poker.com and many other fast-growing brands. The network is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, and the proprietary gaming software is independently certified by iTech Labs.