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HEADLINE: Online Poker for Gay Lesbian Community
Launched
Body:
Come Out Poker (www.comeoutpoker.com), the world's
first online poker
site catering exclusively to the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender
(GLBT) community, launched its real online
poker room today.
Recent surveys report that the poker boom is still experiencing
record growth. An estimated one-in-five or 18 percent of American
adults have reported playing poker during 2005. Considering that
there are an estimated 200 million American adults that means
an estimated 36 million adults played poker during 2005. By contrast,
it is estimated that 1 in 10 American adults is gay. That means
there is close to 3.6 million gay poker players in the U.S. alone.
"Come Out Poker is proud to be the first
online poker site to provide the GLBT Community a real poker room,"
said ComeOutPoker.com spokesman Marc Willis. "Poker has long
been a way for people to come together in a community-like atmosphere
to meet, play, and have fun. The GLBT community is long overdue
to enjoy the same excitement and fellowship that has been readily
available to the straight community for years."
While some of the big-name poker sites may claim gay members,
Come Out Poker makes sure they stay true to their
claim of being the first site that exclusively caters to the GLBT
community. This includes raising the community aspect of the site
above and beyond that found at traditional online poker sites.
It goes even farther by offering poker games with a fun twist.
For example, ComeOutPoker.com offers a place for its members to
enter a detailed profile as well as a photo. While playing poker,
ComeOutPoker members can chat real-time among themselves, and
for as long as they are logged in.
Come Out Poker also boasts the first ever gay
poker game, known simply as ComeOut Hold'em. The game is played
along the same guidelines as Texas Hold'em, but all straights
are eliminated from the ranking of the hands. ComeOut Hold'em
is available in all sit and go, tournament, and heads-up games.
Willis summarized by saying, "Come Out Poker
is trying to appeal to poker players in the GLTB community as
the #1 site for them to play, as well as bring the fun and excitement
of online poker to the GLBT community as a whole. We have a number
of VERY exciting promos in the pipeline, so be sure to come back
often to check out ComeOutPoker.com!"
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