World Series of Gammon Launches Onland Backgammon Championship

(PRLEAP.COM) Starting from April 2006, the The World Series of Gammon will begin their branded onland Backgammon tournament season. Starting in London in April and ending in Las Vegas in November, the eight month World Series of Gammon will culminate with one winner being crowned the ‘Backgammon Champion of the World’.

Other major participating cities will include Paris, Vienna, Rome and Sydney. “The World Series of Gammon will match and overtake the World Poker Tour due to the completely unexpected growth of backgammon.” Stated Joe Laurence Marketing Manager of Laurence Media. “Since we launched www.free-backgammon-games.com in December 2005, we have been overwhelmed by the popularity of the unique board game. Backgammon has its origins in the Middle East and, in fact, you can still see old men sitting outside small coffee houses in Beirut, Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi playing the traditional game locally known as shesh besh. However, the game has truly come of age in the 21st century.”

Poker has boomed from its successful televised tournaments offering staggering cash prizes. However, backgammon is set to become the game of the future due to the unlimited restrictions of skill games versus casino games. “With the growth of the World Poker Tour, the European Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker, online poker has experienced an interest, unparalleled in recent history. However, we believe that that backgammon will indeed be the new poker in 2006.” Joe Laurence added.

“Sponsorship opportunities are still available,” commented David Michaels, President of www.free-backgammon-games.com and VP of Business Development for Laurence Media. “However, anyone wishing to participate in the sponsorship of the World Series of Gammon, needs to act fast. The response to the initial announcement of the World Series of Gammon has been astounding. We knew that this would be a success, but this has even surpassed our own expectations here at Laurence Media. Within the coming days, The World Series of Gammon website will be launched. In the meantime anyone interested in sponsorship and would like to know what is still available can contact marketing@laurencemedia.com.”

Once The World Series of Gammon website has been launched in the coming days, all dates and venues of the tour will be announced.

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 our software 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 Laurence Media (http://www.laurencemedia.com)

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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