GOLD RUSH

Jamie Gold, winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, has been announced as the keynote speaker for a major gaming conference.

Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP), which describes itself as a “leading online marketing resource and community website for Internet casino affiliates,” announced this week that Gold will be the keynoter at CAP Euro Barcelona, its upcoming international four-day industry conference.

The conference is scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 25, 2008, and run through Sunday, September 28, 2008, in Barcelona, Spain.

Gold is scheduled to give his keynote address on Saturday, September 27, 2008.

According to a CAP news release, “Gold will also be running an exclusive poker coaching session for the Affiliate Series of Poker qualifiers and an autograph signing session.”

CAP quotes Gold in the release saying: “There’s no doubt that the explosion of poker around the world is directly connected to the emergence and phenomenal success of online poker. As well as making the game far more accessible, it has taken poker to entirely new levels, has fuelled worldwide exposure through mainstream TV sponsorship and along the way provided tutelage of game play and strategy. In short, it has turned the back-room game into front-room entertainment and, more importantly, a seemingly recession-proof global industry.” =A0 CAP quotes its founder and president, Lou Fabiano, in the release saying: “We are extremely honored and excited to bring Jamie Gold, an absolute legend in the world of poker, to all our associates at this year’s CAP Euro Barcelona. There’s no doubt that his presence will only add to CAP Euro’s status as the premier affiliate marketing conference for the online gaming industry.”=9D

CAP did not reveal how much money Gold is being paid to give the keynote address at its event.

At its last event, CAP hired poker pro Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson to keynote. For more information about CAP, visit its website at www.casinoaffiliateprograms.com.

For more information about CAP Euro Barcelona, visit the event’s website at www.capeuro.com.

(E-mail Tom Somach at tomsomach@yahoo.com.)