Baywatch Star's Poker Site Closed

Published: Saturday, November 11, 2006 Online-Casinos.com

BAYWATCH STAR'S POKER SITE CLOSED

Another UIGEA casualty

Movie and TV star Pamela Anderson's brief venture into the world of online poker has ended with her announcement that her association with the Pamela Poker site, affiliated to Doyle's Room is over.

Writing in her online diary, the former Baywatch babe cited "too many rules in the USA" and the growing legal "red tape," as the reason for her withdrawal, adding that it was "fun while it lasted." She also wished good luck to Doyle and Doyle's Room adding, "I love him. He is authentic to the game."

Since April 2006, Anderson has been involved in celebrity playing activities at Doyle's Room's popular weekly Bounty Tournament. Her affiliation with the Doyle Brunson Poker Network deepened when she agreed to do a series of commercial spots for Doyle's Room and Pamela Poker's launch was announced during a mock wedding between Anderson and Brunson, staged during the 2006 WSOP.

The news that Anderson is saying goodbye to online poker comes just a week after the announcement of a new online poker affiliation for model Cindy Margolis. Margolis and her agents at Poker Royalty confirmed a new major player-representation deal with Tropical Poker. The timing of Margolis' new venture coincided with the release of Playboy Magazine's Christmas issue featuring the model on the cover.