Game texting technology for World Series of Blackjack

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GSN has partnered with Two Way TV, the UK's leading interactive production company, to become the first network, broadcast or cable, in the US to utilise Two Way TV's Simcast technology that allows viewers to play along with their televisions in realtime via their mobile phones. 

With 'game texting', viewers will be able to take part in this new interactive programming initially during the network's Monday primetime casino programming and at a later date, play along with GSN's game and reality shows. GSN will debut the new interactive technology by third quarter 2007. When launched, viewers of GSN's Monday night casino programming will be able to engage in this advanced interactivity during High Stakes Poker and World Series of Blackjack.

Additional GSN game shows and reality series utilising 'game texting' will subsequently roll out. High Stakes Poker viewers will be offered a series of cards on their TV screens and can accept cards via SMS messaging to try to create the best possible hand. World Series of Blackjack players will have the opportunity to play against the on-screen dealer by requesting cards to their mobile phones and attempting to hit '21'. Players of both games will compete against other mobile contestants in realtime. Top 10 players will have their user names appear on leader boards on-screen. Well, let's face it, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has left a few of us with a bit of time on our hands!