Rebecca Liggero

Rebecca Liggero loves meeting new people and traveling – perfect qualities for someone who has won friends and influenced people in the worldwide online gaming community.

After graduating from Bates College with a degree in psychology, Rebecca spent four years in Washington, DC, working in relationship management, dreaming all the while about someday making it big in online gaming. After turning down an opportunity to live in New Zealand, she moved back to Boston and signed on as Senior Account Manager for Casino City – the beginning of a dream come true!

Rebecca’s work on behalf of Casino City (and later for the GPWA as well) took her to trade shows and conferences everywhere – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Costa Rica, Montreal, London, Las Vegas, Macau and many other ports of call – and along the way she began chronicling her incredible around-the-clock adventures in a wildly entertaining and industry-savvy weekly column that quickly became – and still remains – must reading for everyone who is anyone in online gaming. Following almost three years with the Casino City team, Rebecca spent a few months at Everest Affiliates where she was the Brand Manager of the affiliate program. While working on “the other side,” she realized that she truly missed her weekly column and the affiliate side of the business and decided to return to the Casino City family.

One and a half years later, Rebecca resigned from Casino City and joined industry icon Calvin Ayre to serve as the Bodog Global Brand Ambassador and the head on-site reporter for the online gambling industry tablog, CalvinAyre.com. In her new capacity, Rebecca continues to travel the world, and when asked where she is based, her response is usually "on an airplane."

Contact Rebecca at rebecca@liggero.net. Be careful, though – she might quote you.

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Rebecca's Recommendations - March 2, 2007

2 Mar 2007
By Rebecca Liggero

I miss the Bahamas. I miss Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, and the people on my trip. I miss the beach, the pools, my villa next to the pools, jogging over the Paradise Island bridge, feeding iguanas, sting rays and sharks, and I even miss paying $5 for a tiny bottle of water and $45 for the Atlantis buffet. Yes, I know, it's back to reality. Yes, I also know that my "back to reality" is a bit different than most. Don't worry, I am aware. As always, things are pretty hectic over here- we just launched a fabulous new version of Online Casino City, it is becoming harder and harder to deposit in the US, there is a snow/rain/sleet storm on the way, and I'm headed to San Francisco in a few weeks. No, it's not an online gaming trip, but I will be meeting up with the twin brother of Bluff Magazine's co-president while I'm in town. Yes, they are identical. Freaky, I know. Anyway, on to more Bahamas stories...

I cannot thank Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet enough for this unbelievable trip. There were about 15 affiliates (plus guests) and two Absolute Poker players in attendance. Of course, the group decided to tear it up on the first night which resulted in some very elaborate moves on the dance floor (see below), purses in mouths, sleeping on the floor, collapsing in the lobby at 4am, and missing the boat for a private island excursion the next morning (all guilty individuals will remain nameless). The private island excursion was the experience of a lifetime- these people actually live on a remote island in the Bahamas and entertain their guests by playing with wild boars, sharks and stingrays of unusual size while providing us with a lunch of fresh fish and of course, an open bar. Another highlight of the trip was the very generous and very fun $50,000 Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet Free Roll which took place in the Atantis casino. Let me start with telling you that I suck at poker. Oh yes. Also, I made the fatal mistake of informing every single player in the tournament that I suck at poker on the first day of the trip. Nice one. Since the cat had already been let out of the bag, my goal was to entertain the players at my table by making fun of myself and my ridiculous poker related decisions. I might have been the first one out, but hey, I still took home $1,000 and I made people laugh. What else do I need in life?

Ok, one more thing before I sign off for the day. I'm sure many of you are wondering if I took advantage of staying alone in a beautiful villa right in the middle of the Atlantis pools and beach. The answer is no. I did not get lucky. Why not? Well, a few reasons. 1)Too many families. Period. 2)The Atlantis nightclub was full of unacceptable men (other than the men in our group, of course). For example, I was hit on by a teenager from Miami who claimed he was 31, divorced, and that he owned a place in the Atantis resort. Yea. Right. 3)The men on our trip brought their wives. I mean seriously. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? Ha ha ha. Just kidding. Dance Floor

Rebecca's Recommendations - March 2, 2007 is republished from CasinoCityTimes.com.

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	Rebecca's Recommendations - March 2, 2007 2 Mar 2007 By Rebecca Liggero <a href='http://as1.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='http://as1.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt=''></a> I miss the Bahamas. I miss Absolute Poker, Ultimate Bet, and the people on my trip. I miss the beach, the pools, my villa next to the pools, jogging over the Paradise Island bridge, feeding iguanas, sting rays and sharks, and I even miss paying $5 for a tiny bottle of water and $45 for the Atlantis buffet. Yes, I know, it's back to reality. Yes, I also know that my "back to reality" is a bit different than most. Don't worry, I am aware. As always, things are pretty hectic over here- we just launched a fabulous new version of Online Casino City, it is becoming harder and harder to deposit in the US, there is a snow/rain/sleet storm on the way, and I'm headed to San Francisco in a few weeks. No, it's not an online gaming trip, but I will be meeting up with the twin brother of Bluff Magazine's co-president while I'm in town. Yes, they are identical. Freaky, I know. Anyway, on to more Bahamas stories... I cannot thank Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet enough for this unbelievable trip. There were about 15 affiliates (plus guests) and two Absolute Poker players in attendance. Of course, the group decided to tear it up on the first night which resulted in some very elaborate moves on the dance floor (see below), purses in mouths, sleeping on the floor, collapsing in the lobby at 4am, and missing the boat for a private island excursion the next morning (all guilty individuals will remain nameless). The private island excursion was the experience of a lifetime- these people actually live on a remote island in the Bahamas and entertain their guests by playing with wild boars, sharks and stingrays of unusual size while providing us with a lunch of fresh fish and of course, an open bar. Another highlight of the trip was the very generous and very fun $50,000 Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet Free Roll which took place in the Atantis casino. Let me start with telling you that I suck at poker. Oh yes. Also, I made the fatal mistake of informing every single player in the tournament that I suck at poker on the first day of the trip. Nice one. Since the cat had already been let out of the bag, my goal was to entertain the players at my table by making fun of myself and my ridiculous poker related decisions. I might have been the first one out, but hey, I still took home $1,000 and I made people laugh. What else do I need in life? Ok, one more thing before I sign off for the day. I'm sure many of you are wondering if I took advantage of staying alone in a beautiful villa right in the middle of the Atlantis pools and beach. The answer is no. I did not get lucky. Why not? Well, a few reasons. 1)Too many families. Period. 2)The Atlantis nightclub was full of unacceptable men (other than the men in our group, of course). For example, I was hit on by a teenager from Miami who claimed he was 31, divorced, and that he owned a place in the Atantis resort. Yea. Right. 3)The men on our trip brought their wives. I mean seriously. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? Ha ha ha. Just kidding. Rebecca's Recommendations - March 2, 2007 is republished from CasinoCityTimes.com.