PokerStars.com Survey Reveals Americans Would Abstain From Sex for
One Year for a $2.3M Online Poker Jackpot
President George W. Bush Edges Out Oprah Winfrey and President Clinton as the
Celebrity That Americans Would Most Like to Play Online Poker With
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- What would it take for you to give up
sex for one full calendar year? According to a recent national survey
commissioned by PokerStars.com, more than half of Americans would say adios to
sex for one year in exchange for winning an average $2.3 million in a game of
online poker.
Conducted by StrategyOne, an independent public opinion research firm, on
behalf of PokerStars.com, the scientific nationwide survey of American adults
also found that men are more likely than women to exchange sex for super-sized
online poker winnings, with 61 percent of adult males going on a year-long
sexual furlough versus only 47 percent of women. Another seventeen percent
indicated that they would need to win between $1 and $50,000 in online
winnings to give up sex for a full year.
When it came to the pot needed to win, size mattered to men. The average
cash amount men cited they would require to live sex-free for 365 days was
$2.1 million; women were willing to sleep solo for a lesser $1.9 million.
The survey also asked respondents who they would most want to ante up with
in a game of online poker. Americans selected President George W. Bush as
their most-preferred celebrity poker competitor, followed closely by Oprah
Winfrey and Bill Clinton. Oprah was also the favorite celebrity among women
and hotel heiress Paris Hilton was the celebrity of choice among Gen-Y
respondents, easily beating out the President, Donald Trump, Martha Stewart,
among other high-profile celebrities.
The nationwide telephone survey of American adults 18 years of age and
older held a margin-of-error of +/- 3.0 percentage points at the 95%
confidence level.
About PokerStars.com
PokerStars (http://www.pokerstars.com), an official member of the World Poker
Tour, is the world's most innovative online poker site. PokerStars was the
first site to introduce advanced multi-table tournaments, integrated game
statistics, players' notes, personalized images, time bank for tournaments and
ring big bet games, satellite tournaments, multi-table sit and go tournaments,
and much more. PokerStars' support team is truly unique, as help and support
is available around the clock from people who know and understand both the
game of poker, and the importance of impeccable customer service.
To date, PokerStars has dealt more than one billion hands and run more
than four million poker tournaments. PokerStars utilizes industry-leading
security software to ensure the integrity of the system, including encryption,
card shuffle randomness and preventative measures against cheating and
collusion.
PokerStars is the site where the 2003 and 2004 World Champions of Poker
won their entries into the World Series of Poker, thus earning the trademark
-- "Where poker players become World Champions."
For more information, please contact:
Nolan Dalla, Director of Communications
PokerStars.com
E: nolan@pokerstars.com
Michele Sturdivant
Edelman on behalf of PokerStars.com
T: 323/202-1030
E: michele.sturdivant@edelman.com
Devin Parr
Edelman on behalf of PokerStars.com
T: 323/202-1072
E: devin.parr@edelman.com
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