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Gaming Alerts, the world’s first “push portal” gaming website, today announced it had entered the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, and successfully secured £200K in funding from Dragon Theo Paphitis.

Gaming Alerts is the only website where users can receive up to date offers, advice and bonuses, “pushed” direct to their desktop from all the major online casinos, poker sites, bingo sites and sportsbooks. There are currently four desktop alerts available - Casino Alerts, Poker Alerts, Bingo Alerts and Bookie Alerts. Gaming Alerts has exclusive deals with the leaders in online casino, poker, bingo and sportsbettting and by signing up through Gaming Alerts the user can get the best bonuses on the Internet.

Gaming Alerts unique push capability is provided by technology company Skinkers, the leaders in Information Broadcasting technology. Skinkers entered into a technology partnership with Gaming Alerts last year to bring this unique website to the market.

Dragon Theo Paphitis commented, “I am delighted to be working with the Gaming Alerts team, I think the whole concept of proactively alerting in the online gaming industry is truly revolutionary and the team have really brought the idea to life, I am looking forward to working with them and realising the potential of the company.”

Ed Stevens, co-founder and CEO of Gaming Alerts stated, “After the nerve racking experience of being in the Dragons’ Den we are absolutely delighted to have secured the investment from Theo, and we can’t wait to start working with him on driving the business forward.”

Matteo Berlucchi, CEO, Skinkers commented “It’s great news for the team at Gaming Alerts and I am really excited about Theo’s involvement, I’m just glad they managed to hold their nerve and convince the Dragons of their potential!”

Gaming Alerts co-founders, Ed Stevens and Emmie Mathews Dragons’ Den encounter was aired on 22 October 2007. The Dragons’ Den was first aired on BBC2 in January 2005 and has proved a great hit. The fifth series is currently being aired with Dragons Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne, James Caan, Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis.

About Gaming Alerts
Gaming Alerts is a London based company, providing the only online gaming website where you can receive up to date offers, advice and bonuses delivered direct to your desktop from all the major online casino, poker, bingo and sportsbetting sites. Gaming Alerts and its related sites Bingo Alerts, Casino Alerts, Bookie Alerts and Poker Alerts is an independent portal and information service not attached to any casino, bingo, poker or sportsbetting site.

About Theo Paphitis
Theo Paphitis was born in Limassol, Cyprus in 1959. His father and grandparents worked for British bases in Cyprus enabling them to emigrate to England as a family when Theo was six years old. Theo started his career at the age of 16 as a tea boy/filing clerk with Lloyds of London insurance brokers before making his first foray into retail at the age of 18. At the age of 20 he moved into finance - property and corporate, specialising in turnarounds, setting up his own company at the age of 23. In the following years he purchased and turned around ailing companies like Movie Media Sports, Ryman the Stationer, Contessa and La Senza lingerie chains, and Partners the Stationer. He has turned these companies into successful, solid and profitable retail businesses. During this time, he spent eight years as Chairman of Millwall FC, taking it out of administration, into the Championship and to the FA Cup Final. He was also a Director of the Football League and an FA Councillor. This has been followed by his appearance as a Dragon on the successful BBC TV series, Dragons' Den and his most recent acquisition - experience company, Red Letter Days. Theo lives in Surrey with his wife. He has five children and two grandchildren.