Youtube contest for top player video

01/16/2008

Marketers are coming up with increasingly innovative moves to attract players, often using the latest Internet trends as vehicles. This week Players Only.com launched an initiative on free video sharing site YouTube.com which will award $10 000 to the player who comes up with the best online gambling video.

Entrants are invited to give free rein to their creative abilities in presenting video clips of themselves and their friends demonstrating what it takes to be a “player”. Secrets for success, sleazy pick-up lines, tongue-in-cheek dress-to-impress wardrobe tips – anything goes in the name of fun and impact, it would appear.

Anyone over age 18 can enter the free contest at the “PlayersOnly Unleash the Player In You Video Contest” page on YouTube. Contest entries will be available for viewing and viewers are invited to assist the judging by delivering their critiques.

“Everybody’s got a little ‘player’ in them” said David Anderson, PlayersOnly.com brand manager. “This is a chance to have some fun and win big cash.”

What’s it take to be a player? Confidence. Smarts. Style. The guy with the dream job, sweet wheels, cool clothes. Women can’t resist him, the guys think he’s cool – and he’s probably a winner at the poker table, says a PlayersOnly spokesman.

"Players love poker because it’s a microcosm of real life. Be sharp, think fast, take some risks – success is sweet. Looking the part is important in life as it is in poker –bluffing being part of both games. There's no game that mimics the player’s life more and draws on his personal discipline, critical reasoning, money management skills and strategic thinking."

The winner of the contest, to be announced on February 15th, will receive a $10 000 deposit in their PlayersOnly.com account....and the company will pick up the tab for a night out with the sexy and charismatic PlayersOnly website hostess, model and actress Carrie Stroup.