SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26,
2002--
Site Ranked Third Overall For New Growth
In The Online Gambling Category
PartyPoker.com today announced that they have been ranked as
the fastest growing multi-player poker site for US audiences in
Q1 2002 based on data provided by one of the leading third-party
Web audience measurement firms. Unique audience traffic to PartyPoker.com
increased 204.7% over the quarter -- from 245,000 unique visitors
in January 2002, to 746,000 unique visitors in March 2002, according
to data provided by Jupiter Media Metrix.
"The growth in traffic and interest surrounding PartyPoker.com
clearly demonstrates that online multi-player poker continues
to be one of the fastest growing segments of the online gambling
industry," said Christopher Todd, an independent marketing
consultant and former Jupiter Media Metrix analyst. "PartyPoker.com
is well positioned to be the premier destination for live poker
by US audiences."
"These rankings cap what has been a truly remarkable
quarter for PartyPoker.com," stated Vikrant Bhargava,
CEO. "The interest and enthusiasm surrounding the world's
largest online poker tournament -- the $1,000,000 guaranteed first
prize PartyPoker.com Million won by Kathy Liebert -- certainly
helped catapult us into these rankings."
Earlier this month, PartyPoker.com unveiled the PartyPoker.com
Million II, the sequel to the world's largest online poker tournament
with an estimated total prize pool of $1.5 million. Over 350 players
have already qualified for the first semi-final round scheduled
to be held August 1-4, 2002. For complete information on PartyPoker.com
and the PartyPoker.com Million II, please visit http://www.partypoker.com/.
About PartyPoker.com
Launched in August 2001, PartyPoker.com is the world's premiere
destination for online, multi-player poker and is fully licensed
and regulated by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Quebec, Canada.
As the fastest growing poker room on the Web, PartyPoker.com offers
a variety of poker games including Texas Hold `Em, Omaha Hi/Low,
and Seven Card Stud, all powered by a unique and completely random
shuffling algorithm, ensuring PartyPoker.com's integrity in hosting
fair and honest poker games. Please visit http://www.partypoker.com/
for more information.
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