October 20, 2005 - NEW YORK (PRESS RELEASE) Following a recent story in the New York Daily News that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez visited a New York underground poker room, executives at SportsInteractionPoker.com extended a six-figure offer to the budding poker star to play exclusively at their site.
Executives at SportsInteraction.com the parent company of Sports Interaction Poker submitted a preliminary offer to Rodriguez' agent proposing a large, complimentary account in return for exclusive play at the online poker site.
"Alex Rodriguez is a great baseball player, and we want to ensure that he becomes a great poker player," said SportsInteraction.com spokesperson, Kevin Manning. "In addition, playing online is far safer than in an underground poker room."
SportsInteraction.com is a licensed gambling site based in North America.
In addition, Sports Interaction Poker proposed a home run bonus to Rodriguez offering an additional $500 for every home run he hits in the post-season. |