Online Backgammon More Popular Than Christmas

(PRLEAP.COM) From a poll of 20,000 people living in the Washington DC area, www.free-backgammon-games.com were able to ascertain that more people played online games, ranging from backgammon to blackjack, than took part in religious services to celebrate the holidays.

"I suppose it’s just a sign of the times." stated Joe Laurence, Marketing Manager of Laurence Media and co owner of www.free-backgammon-games.com. “I wouldn’t be surprised if World Leaders took a little time out and played a game or two over the holidays. Obviously nobody in the White House would be playing any ‘cash’ games, but with the changes in gaming laws in the United Kingdom there’s probably speculation that Mr. Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister, has had a flutter and tested the online gaming waters. After all how can a law be passed by politicians who have never experienced the action?”

Online casinos have been popular for the last five years and have now closely been matched by the growth of online poker. However, it is becoming more apparent that ‘internet based skill games’ such as backgammon and chess are showing significant growth. Playing games for money on the internet is still very much a grey area with regards to the legality of the games. The average opinion seems to be that until online gaming is actually declared ‘illegal’, it will remain legal.

“There are huge differences between playing casino and poker games online and playing games that require skill.” Commented David Michaels, President of www.free-backgammon-games.com. “It would be very wrong to categorize skill games with the same label as blackjack and online slots. These are nothing more than games of chance in which the participants have a very small chance of winning and are totally at the mercy of the ‘gaming odds’. Chess, backgammon, checkers, tic tac toe and the like, are games that require skill and planning. In addition, these games require two real players to participate, unlike games where participants just play against a computerized house using a random number generator.”

The best way to test out the action of online skill games, such as backgammon, is to play for free. That is why www.free-backgammon-games.com offer free backgammon software, together with a free $2 bonus when players register a real account.


About www.free-backgammon-games.com.

Free Backgammon Games (http://www.free-backgammon-games.com) is a totally free portal dedicated to the world of online backgammon. Anyone who is interested in Backgammon, can download and play for free. In addition, the portal offers details of backgammon news stories, onland backgammon tournament listings and an excellent affiliate program.

The portal was launched in December 2005 and already has approximately 2,000 unique visitors per day, due to the excellent marketing skills of Laurence Media.


About the Laurence Media

Laurence Media is a privately owned media company specializing in online marketing and search engine optimization. Based in Israel, Laurence Media offers clients, full marketing solutions ranging from web site design and implementation, online and offline media campaigns, web content and affiliate management. For a free consultation please contact marketing@laurencemedia.com.

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