JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Winn-Dixie Stores here and NetSpend, Austin, Texas, a provider of prepaid reloadable debit cards, announced they have started to offer a New Orleans Saints-branded prepaid Visa debit card to Winn-Dixie customers in the Greater New Orleans area.

The cards, which are issued by Inter National Bank of McAllen, Texas, are available at approximately 70 stores.

The companies said that customers who purchase and activate a Saints NetSpend Visa Prepaid Debit Card by Dec. 2 are automatically entered to win four tickets to a Saints home game during the 2009-2010 season. One grand prize winner gets a VIP trip featuring four tickets to the Jan. 3 game between the Saints and the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., with roundtrip air and hotel accommodations.

“Winn-Dixie has been proudly serving the communities of New Orleans since 1956, and this is just one more way for us to continue earning our shoppers’ trust and loyalty,” said Mary Kellmanson, Winn-Dixie’s vice president of marketing.

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