Top Everest? Then meet the Crue…
In an event where those lucky in cards meet those lucky in love (well, certainly lust…) EverestPoker.com is offering its Swedish players the chance to rock out and party with Motley Crue.
Tomorrow (May 30th), lucky Swedes playing at Everest will be able to join a freeroll in which, rather than cash, the winner will be the proud recipient of not just tickets to watch Motley Crue at a sold-out stadium show in Stockholm, but also VIP passes to a secret warm-up party and aftershow party!
Motley Crue has to be one of the most hard-rocking bands in the world, more so when you consider that bassist Nikki Sixx has died - twice - and will still be there to party with Everest winners.
The move by Everest gives some real credibility to websites trying to retain gamers by offering alternatives to cash for winning poker games and sets a precedent for high-stake prizes.
Ultimately such high-profile prizes across hip-hop, rock, pop and film could more than make up numbers lost by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which devastated the industry after banning US residents from gambling cash online.