Las Vegas, NV. (May 2, 2007)-Card Player Media is pleased to announce that it has entered into a licensing agreement with the Brazilian Poker Association to produce a Portuguese-language poker magazine, Card Player Brazil. The magazine will have a distribution of 20,000 copies and is scheduled to be launched in June, 2007.
The Brazilian Poker Association, consisting of the state federations of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Bahia has officially licensed the Card Player brand and content in its efforts to promote poker in one of the richest countries in South America. In Brazil, there are more users of high-speed Internet service than in any other country in South America, totaling more than 5 million Brazilians who are discovering poker.
Card Player Brazil Magazine will join the Card Player Media Partners which include; Card Player , Card Player Europe, Card Player Italia, Card Player France, Card Player Finland, Card Player Denmark, Card Player Germany, and Card Player Norway.
“Card Player Media, with our partners, continues answer the global need for poker information,” stated Jeff Shulman, Card Player President and C.O.O. “We are thrilled that Card Player Brazil will be the first poker magazine published in Portuguese and specifically targeted to South America.”
About Card Player Media
Card Player Media is a leading media resource for poker enthusiasts at every level of interest and ability. With more than 19 years of service to the poker industry, Card Player Media is the publisher of Card Player and Card Player Europe.
Card Player Media also owns and operates a leading poker information portal on the Internet, CardPlayer.com.
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