Everest Poker, the premier online poker room, has announced its Winter Olympics sweepstakes, 16 consecutive calendar days from February 11-26 where prizes will be awarded each day.

Montreal, Quebec (February 8, 2006)—

Everest Poker, the premier online poker room, has announced its Winter Olympics sweepstakes, 16 consecutive calendar days from February 11-26 where prizes will be awarded each day.

On each day, the country that wins the gold medal in the events listed below will be a determining factor. Of all the Everest Poker players from that country who play at least 50 hands on that day, 10 will be randomly chosen to win $30 in bonus dollars.

February 11: Freestyle Skiing – Women's Moguls
February 12: Alpine Skiing – Men's Downhill
February 13: Snowboarding – Women's Half-Pipe
February 14: Biathlon – Men's 10km
February 15: Alpine Skiing – Women's Downhill
February 16: Speed Skating – Men's Team Pursuit
February 17: Skeleton – Men's Single
February 18: Alpine Skiing – Men's Super G
February 19: Speed Skating – Women's 1,000m
February 20: Ice Hockey – Women's Final
February 21: Bobsledding – Women's Double
February 22: Short Track – Women's 3,000m Relay
February 23: Curling – Women's Final
February 24: Speed Skating – Men's 10,000m
February 25: Bobsledding – Men's Four
February 26: Ice Hockey – Men's Final

"Awarding prizes based on what transpires during the Olympics gives the promotion an exciting twist," said Jonathan May, the Property Manager for Everest Poker. "It's a way to directly tie player activity at the poker tables with the sporting events in Torino. People are always proud of their country when it wins a gold medal, and now they can get a little poker bonus out of it, too!"

Each day's promotion starts at 00:00 GMT and ends at 23:59 GMT. Each player may only win 1 prize over the entire promotion period. Eligible hands are raked hands at No Limit/Pot Limit tables $.25/$.25 stakes or higher, or Limit tables $.50/$1 stakes or higher. Tournament hands are ineligible for the promotion. Each player's country is determined by their registered address as of February 1, 2006.

Aside from the Winter Olympics promotion, Everest Poker is also currently featuring satellite tournaments for the following events:

* The EPT Grand Final, a European Poker Tour event, taking place March 8-11, 2006, at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

* The WPT Championship, a World Poker Tour event, taking place April 18-24, 2006, at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

For more information please visit http://www.everestpoker.com

ABOUT EVEREST POKER

Everest Poker is the first online poker room to be translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. Everest Poker is a property of Ultra Internet Media ("UIM"), a premier global operator of online casinos. UIM's brands include Casino Elegance, Casino Fantasy, Casino Glamour, Casino Lux, Casino Treasure, Imperial Casino, Everest Casino and Everest Poker.

Incorporated in 1997, UIM is one of the pioneers of multi-lingual online casino gaming, translating its casino and poker websites and software into 15 languages. UIM entertains users every day from over 200 countries around the world.

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