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195<B><U>Our Mission Statement</U></B>
196<p><font color=red>Game</font><font color=black>Colony</font><font color=red>.com</font>&nbsp;'s mission is to replicate land-based tournaments of skill in a secure online environment and to maintain a thriving online community where players from all over the world are engaged in healthy skill-based competitions.
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206<B><U>The Company</U></B>
207<p>Established in 1999, <font color=red>Game</font><font color=black>Colony</font><font color=red>.com</font> (GC Corp.) is an Internet provider of universally popular competitive multi-player games of skill and strategy (see company <a target=_blank href=http://www.pr.com/company-profile/overview/5272>overview</a>).  
208The company offers a state-of-the-art, live multi-player gaming destination where members can play a variety of free skill-based games and compete in fee-based online tournaments against other members to win real money prizes.
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210<p>GameColony.com hosts skill-based tournaments for members who thrive on competitive play.  
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212GameColony.com provides a secure multi-player gaming platform, schedules and hosts competitive online tournaments, distributes prizes and maintains member's accounts and a user friendly entertaining site. 
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215Tournament participants earn prizes for their skilled performance in professionally organized online competitions. Players enter online tournaments by purchasing tournament Tickets from GameColony.com. The winner(s) collect a prize based on a percentage of tournament prize pot comprised of entry fees (Tickets). The prize-purse for any specific tournament depends on the number of participants and the amount of entry fees collected. 
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218<B><U>Our Commitment to Players</U> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=_blank href="/playing_online_games.html">What our players are saying</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target=_blank href="http://talesfromgamecolony.blogspot.com/">Webmistress' blog</a></B> 
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220GameColony.com is determined to deliver exceptional player experience online. The company has a highly experienced and hard working staff -- always ready, willing and able to assist the players.
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222Skill-gaming is a leisure activity, and most psychologists agree that leisure is essential in living a well-balanced life. GameColony.com offers a great variety of games, a solid reputation and most importantly - an excellent entertainment value. 
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224<p>GameColony.com acts solely as an independent/impartial tournament host and leaves the outcome of every game in the players' hands. 
225&nbsp;Participants never play against 'the house' and there's always a winner based on one's skilled performance. 
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227<p>GameColony.com tracks player skill-based ranking and features a Ladder system where Ladder winners receive monthly Prizes.
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230<B><U>Is Playing Games at GameColony.com Legal?</U></B>
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233Since its inception in 1999, GameColony.com has operated in full compliance with US Federal and State Laws. 
234Skill games have always been legal in the states in which GameColony.com operates.
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236GameColony.com games are no different from carnival games, chess and golf tournaments or other skill-based games that have been played for cash or prizes in the offline world for hundreds of years -- we've just taken them online.
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239GameColony's fee-based tournaments <U><B><a target=_blank href=/no_gambling.html>do not constitute gambling</a></B></U> because they involve predominantly skill, as opposed to chance, and are designed as interactive online entertainment for adults. Participation is restricted to individuals of legal age in their respective jurisdiction. Players must also meet criteria for location eligibility in order to participate - please see our <a target=_blank href=/gtc99.html>Terms and Conditions</a> for full details. 
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244<B><U>How does GameColony.com Make Money?</U></B>
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246GameColony.com business is conducted on the internet and exclusively through its website. GameColony accepts online electronic payments for Tickets online. Tickets can be purchased through credit cards, Square, Amazon or Wise.  
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248Like the host of a chess or golf tournament, GameColony collects a percentage of each player's entry fee every time they enter a new competition in exchange for managing the tournament. GameColony acts as an impartial tournament host with no vested interest in the outcome of each competition and never acts as the 'house'. The company derives profit from a percentage of entry fees paid to host the skill-based competitions.  
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266<p><a href="/affiliates.shtml">Partnership  Opportunities at GameColony.com</a></p>
267<p><a href="/business.shtml">Business Opportunities at GameColony.com</a></p>
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269<P ALIGN="CENTER" class=b4>COMPANY PRESS RELEASES</P>
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271<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_gra2.html"><i>
272GAMECOLONY.COM and GIN RUMMY ASSOCIATION ARE INVITING GIN RUMMY PLAYERS TO ATTEND New World Series of Gin Rummy Ladies
273</i></A></P>
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275<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_gra1.html"><i>
276GIN RUMMY ASSOCIATION AND GAMECOLONY.COM ARE INVITING GIN RUMMY PLAYERS TO COMPETE IN 8TH ANNUAL DESERT CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
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279<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_gra.html"><i>
280GIN RUMMY ASSOCIATION AND GAMECOLONY.COM ARE INVITING GIN RUMMY PLAYERS TO COMPETE IN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT 
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283<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_spades.html"><i>
283GameColony Inc. Announces 
284Release of the New Spades Card Game 
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287<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_cribbage.html"><i>GameColony Inc. Announces 
288Partnership With American Cribbage Congress to Provide Online Cribbage Games and Tournaments for cash prizes
289</i></A></P>
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291<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_dominoes.html"><i>GameColony Inc. Announces Partnership with the "Professional Domino Association" to Host Online Domino Tournaments for cash prizes    
292</i></A></P>
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294<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_pyramids.html"><i>GameColony Inc. Announces Release of the New Pyramids Card Game   
295</i></A></P>
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297<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_buckman.html"><i>GameColony Inc. Announces Release of the New BuckMan (PackMan-style) game 
298</i></A></P>
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300<P class=n2><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="AP_mac.html"><i>GameColony Inc. Announces Online Games for Macintosh Platform 
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303<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('AP_crib.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com Announces Cribbage Updates
304</i></A></P>
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306<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('AP_endrs.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com to Endorse the World Series of Gin Rummy -- Gin Rummy Association Event
307</i></A></P>
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309<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('AP_1000.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com Launches Solitaire Tournament with $1 entry fee and a guaranteed $1,000 in prizes!
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311<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('AP_201.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com Launches Innovative Affiliate Program 
312</i></A></P>
313<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('AP19.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com Launches Money-based Tournaments in Games of Skill 
314</i></A></P>
315<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('AP1.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com to Provide Co-Branded Gaming Content to SINA.com</i></A></P>
316<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('AP2.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com Is Named an Uproar Network Affiliate Site</i></A></P>
317<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('AP3.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com to Provide Gaming Content For Domestic and International Partners</i></A></P>
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319<P ALIGN="CENTER" class=b4>GAMECOLONY IN THE NEWS</P>
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322<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('LB1.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>Top 50 to Watch</i></A> LocalBusiness.com</P>
323<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('LB2.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com lures SINA.com</i></A> LocalBusiness.com</P>
324<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('LB3.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>GameColony.com Woos Internet Gaming Fans</i></A> LocalBusiness.com</P>
325<P class=n2><A target='_self' href="javascript:OpenWindow('LB4.html', 'info')" class=n2><i>As Dot-Coms Falter, Where Will New Moguls Appear?</i></A> Los Angeles Business Journal</P>
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381      At GameColony you can play online tournaments in 22   
382multiplayer games of skill.  You'll find here a thriving online community where players from all over the world are engaged in <a target=_blank class="gold" onclick="noExit();return true;" href="/forums/gin/10819/">healthy</a> <a target=_blank class="gold"  onclick="noExit();return true;" href="/no_gambling.html">non-gambling</a> skill-based competition -- either for prizes or for free.  
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