LONDON, February 22 /PRNewswire/ -- What card game links legendary WSOP Champion Stu Ungar, Hollywood stars and lovers Bogart and Bacall, the incorrigible Rat Pack, alongside Goldfinger and James Bond? You may remember it as the card game of your youth - Gin Rummy. Before the incredible rise of poker, gin rummy was the only game in town. Easy to learn (it is said the game can be learned in 90 seconds), accessible and mentally provocative, the 'Thinking Man's Poker' is perfect to play online, and is fighting for some serious recognition alongside poker. Leading skill-gaming network GameAccount.com (http://www.gameaccount.com/) is the first global site catering to both rookie and expert gin players, having hosted over 100 million hands of gin rummy for stakes ranging from GBP1 to GBP1,000 per game. Every month, million of pounds exchange hands between members of this growing community of dedicated gin players.

At heart, gin rummy players are poker players and vice-versa. Gin has been slowly gaining a cyber presence and the crossover with poker means that the site has witnessed a surge in players looking to apply their card skills for fun and profits. Gin rummy is a skill game, but it retains the element of chance necessary to make it encouraging to all newcomers. Players can read up on gin techniques, practise their games for low stakes at first, then move into the big money games when confident.

Gin Rummy's revival means that online gaming will witness a historical first in Summer 2007 when the inaugural Online 'Gin Rummy World Championship' will be hosted on the GameAccount.com network. The tournament prize purse, participating partners and structure will be revealed over the coming weeks.

Kevin Dale, GameAccount.com CEO believes that, "Serious card players are looking for a fresh new buzz or adrenalin rush that is similar but not identical to poker. We have been nurturing our gin community and product for the last year and now have that great combination of pro players and improving amateurs which has been such a success in the poker world. The 'Gin Rummy World Championship' will be a rewarding experience akin to other competitive online tournaments."

About GameAccount.com

GameAccount is the #1 skill gaming site for people who like to play against each other and not the house! Each day thousands of players back themselves to win tens of thousands of pounds competing head-to-head in multiplayer Gin Rummy, Backgammon, Skill Blackjack, Solitaire and lot's more seriously fun money games. Remember, GameAccount.com is not an online casino taking your money, but a site where your skills pay the bills!

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CONTACT: For more information on GameAccount.com, Gin Rummy or Skill
Gaming contact: Meir Moses, Marketing Manager, GameAccount,
+44-(0)207-659-2519, mmoses@GameAccount.com