Last year, Live 3D Poker released its three-dimensional poker software on a play-for-fun basis. Yesterday, the company announced that the online poker site is now open for real money play. The downloadable 3-D online poker software is compatible with PCs as well as with Macintosh's operating system. In addition to the real money option, Live 3D Poker has also expanded its game range and added tournament offerings.

Fred Luchetti, Director of Operations for Live 3D Poker, said that, although feedback for the play for fun poker software was positive, "after playing for free for so long, our users were beginning to demand real money play. It was a lot of work, but our developers have built their own backend and transaction processing from the ground up and we are more than pleased to be able to showcase this technology, while allowing our loyal gamers to begin to win real money."

Another interesting feature of Live 3D Poker, along with the three-dimensional graphics, is the ability to customize avatars. Players can select from a wide range of characters, including such oddball choices as a ninja, a librarian, and Elvis, and “design" them according to will. Poker players can also type in commands and have their characters perform certain actions, such as waving, giving players a new way to interact in the virtual poker environment.

Source:  Poker777 Staff

Wednesday, 25 January 2006