Brand Iron is proud to report that our client, Gene Gioia of Gioia Gaming Systems, has been nominated in the category of "Innovator of the Year" - in the <a href="http://pokereuropa.net/content.php?id=18">European Poker Awards</a>.

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Gene Gioia has turned his life-long passion for poker into the development of system that uses real cards and a real deal in an online poker room. Players can trust the system because it deals hands based on the automatic shuffling of real cards - and NOT random number generators. His development comes at a time when the industry needs it most. There have been a couple high-profile accounts of cheating and insider manipulation in the industry - and the Gioia Gaming System will revolutionize the way online poker is played - and will dramatically increase the level of trust from players. With the Gioia Gaming System, players can also call for an audit of any questionable game and will receive verification that the game was fair.

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Congratulations Gene, and good luck at the awards.

The award ceremony will be held during the annual Euro Final of Poker - in mid-January.

For more information on Gioia Systems, <a href="http://www.gioiasystems.com">visit their website</a>.

Gene Gioia and the Gioia Gaming Systems were also recently featured in <em>The Denver Business Journal</em>, <a href="http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/09/15/smallb1.html">click here to see the article</a>.