Americans React to Wall Street Crisis By Playing More Poker

Skill-based Game Play is Up 25% Over the Last 6 Days

Confused and upset by the turmoil in the financial markets and uncertain of the appropriate next move to protect personal income and investments, Americans are playing more poker. Traffic and game-play at www.duplicatepoker.com. has spiked 25 percent since the rumors of Lehman Brothers' collapse began circulating on Saturday, September 12th.
Website traffic is up 25 percent, duration of play is up 16 percent to 2.45 hours per player, and total sums wagered and won are up 20.6 percent reported Duplicate Poker's Chief Marketing Officer Daniel Flamberg.
"At a time when we are all worried about our money and generally feel helpless, it looks like Americans are seeking solace in a game they know and love, where the rules are clear, the action is transparent and the outcome can be affected by our own skills," says Flamberg.
DuplicatePoker.com, one of the fastest growing online poker communities, recently registered its 250,000th player. The milestone reinforces the growing interest and success of this unique skill-based online poker game, which applies the dealing and scoring protocols from Duplicate Bridge to Texas Hold'Em. DuplicatePoker.com, launched publicly in June of 2007, now has active players on five continents and is growing at a rate of 20 percent monthly.
Duplicate Poker.com is a U.S. corporation operating a legal U.S. poker room with headquarters in NYC, and offices in Tel Aviv, Israel. Visit the next big thing in skill-based gaming at: www.duplicatepoker.com.

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News Added: 19 September, 2008

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