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Thursday 19th January 2006
Online Casino Goes ‘Boldly Where No Man Has Gone Before’
William Shatner has sold a kidney stone to online casino,GoldenPalace.com, for a remarkable $25,000. The money is going to benefit the charity, Habitat for Humanity, to help provide housing for those in need.
Shatner said, ‘When I was contacted about selling my kidney stone to GoldenPalace.com for an original price of $15,000 I turned it down knowing that my tunics from Star Trek have commanded more than $100,000. I offered the stone, stint and string for $25,000 and informed them that 100% of the proceeds would go to benefit Habitat for Humanity and I retain visitation rights.’
GoldenPalace.com, CEO Richard Rowe said, ‘We are very pleased to own this piece of TV history and to be able to help a worthy charity like Habitat for Humanity. We're excited to have a piece of him that can't be replicated, and we intend to take it on tour with our other unusual items.’
GoldenPalace.com has built a reputation for buying unusual items including a cheese sandwich that resembles the virgin Mary, Britney Spears’ pregnancy test and the Pope’s old car.
Source:OnlineCasinoNews
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