Gambling television on rise with celebrities
Gambling television on rise with celebrities
GSN, the network for games, announced a launch of new television series Celebrity Blackjack. According to Casinomeister.com, the premiere is scheduled to be launched on Monday, July 5.
Joel Chiodi, Executive Director, Marketing and Promotions of GSN, the project is hosted by Matt Vasgersian, who is a TV broadcaster for the San Diego Padres, and Alex Bornstein, featured in "Mad TV," "Cat Woman". Celebrity Blackjack invites stars like Jason Alexander, Shannon Elizabeth, Snoop Dogg, Billy Baldwin, and Eddie Griffin.
The six-episode series will show five tournaments of five members, every of them will receive $10,000 for their charity. Each play’s winner is to go-ahead to the sixth and final episode and to earn a $25,000 charitable contribution and the chance to make it $100,000 if the gambler wins in the final round.
GSN is a network, jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation. Its audience reaches 54 million Nielsen homes, since it is distributed in the U.S. through all major cable systems and satellite providers.
