WICKED LOOKS TO A STRONG 2000

With three new contract girls and a promise of a stronger online presence in addition to its growing video and DVD production, Wicked Pictures is looking forward to a stronger 2000 as the Consumer Electronics Show got underway today.

Alexa Rae, Temptress, and Devinn Lane are the new contract girls, says Wicked sales manager Bambi Hall. Alexa Rae has already done a feature for Wicked, Say Ah, but that was prior to signing a firm contract with the studio.

"They're absolutely beautiful, I think," Hall says, "and they're very charming. I just took Temptation to Chicago and she just dazzled everyone there."

Meanwhile, Wicked is preparing for what Hall calls a striking new Jenna Jameson release, Dream Quest, due out in March; a new Stephanie Swift release, Shadowlance; and, wickedgirl.com with Serenity.

"I think that we're growing rapidly," Hall says. "We're one of the top three companies in this industry." But the company plans to make one or two alterations in its operating procedures, such as getting its contract stars out and about for more store signing appearances - and, making a more profound Internet presence for itself.

Wickedgirl.com and exhibitionist.com, as their titles suggest, have Web themes, which hinted broadly at Wicked's expanding online interests - especially, adding an online casino to its much-admired Web site.

Wickedcasino.com, in fact, will be a free offering for Webmasters which Wicked hopes will boost sales and member participation by letting Webmasters market their sites using the names of the Wicked stars - and Wicked itself pays for the bandwidth.