MasterCard's NHL spokesperson Bobby Orr will display
the MasterCard chip card, created by MasterCard and Hypercom
Inc., at Pinnacle/NHL FANtasy. The cards contain an imbedded
circuit chip carrying up to 100 times more information than
magnetic stripe cards and could be used as a cash substitute
or for personal ID, medical information or ATM cards.
MasterCard will give chip cards that can be electronically
validated for prizes to the first 25,000 fans at the
FANtasy....MASTERCARD NEWS: MasterCard, Fox and Champs will
offer copies of the "Ultimate Hockey Guide," which will be
available in February at more than 600 Champs stores and
6,500 7-Elevens. The guide features special vendor discount
offers, gift certificates toward purchases using MasterCard,
an NHL MasterCard affinity card application phone number,
and sweeps entry for a trip to the Stanley Cup....Friday,
Bobby Orr will present $500 savings bonds on behalf of
MasterCard to each of the five local grade school winners of
the NHL Cool School Essay contest (THE DAILY).
