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Thursday 16th July 2009

APT Macau Festival To Feature In New Film

Leading online and land-based gaming operator AsianLogic Limited has revealed that its upcoming Asian Poker Tour (APT) tournament from Macau will feature as the backdrop for the first Chinese language film to focus on the sport of poker. Provisionally entitled Poker King, the new film will be directed by Chan Hing-Kai and Janet Chun and tell the story of two bitter poker rivals competing for championship glory. The APT Macau Festival will take place from August 12 to 23 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel And Casino with a buy-in set at $4,300. It will also feature the largest range of side events ever seen in Asia with high-limit games and sit-and-go tables running throughout the twelve days. Poker King is set to star some of the biggest names in Chinese cinema including Louis Koo, Sean Lau Ching-Wan, Stephy Tang, Cherrie In and Josie Ho with a cinema release scheduled for later this year. The film could have the same effect on poker in Asia as the 1998 Hollywood film Rounders did for the western world. “This is a very exciting project and is sure to provoke even more excitement about the APT Macau Festival in August,” said Tom Hall, Chief Executive Officer for AsianLogic. “Players across the region and throughout the world are encouraged to come to the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel And Casino and play at the APT Macau Festival. The movie crew will need lots of extras and even players to take on roles if they choose. “Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, is always highlighted as a key catalyst for the growth of poker in the western world. Poker King has the promise to deliver this and potentially much more. Gross revenue from poker in Macau is estimated to have risen by 400 percent in 2008 alone and continues to rise. With this blockbuster movie, the game could become even more popular in a land where baccarat is king.”

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Source: OnlineCasinoNews

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