New Domino Association Plans To Emulate Poker's Winning Streak

Professional Domino Association kicks-off their inaugural tournament season with a celebrity/seeding tournament in Los Angeles, Calif. Oct. 22, 2005.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 17, 2005 -- The very mention of the word dominoes evokes images of smoky-filled backrooms or family barbecues. Not anymore! With Pokers popularity surging, the Professional Domino Association (PDA) anticipates the same response and exposure for their professional domino tournaments and players.

"For the first time in history, professional domino players have a league to call their own," says Commissioner Jay King, and co-founder of the R&B group Club Nouveau. "The PDA Tournaments are an exciting forum for domino players to test their skills. The PDA tournaments will give professional domino players a chance to earn an income while doing what they love."

Created by Jay King and Lanz Alexander, the PDA is dedicated to supporting professional domino players across the country. The PDA tournaments will provide a competitive platform for professional players, and establish standard rules of the game. The PDA will produce a domino television series called "The Domino Cafe," a host of celebrity domino tournaments and a non-professional domino tournament league.

The PDAs first event, a pre-season PDA Seeding Tournament, will take place at the Westin Los Angeles Hotel in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, October 22, 2005 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Similar to the Professional Golf Association ranking system, the seeding tournament will allow players to accumulate ranking points and an automatic buy-in before the official season begins. 1988 World Championship Domino Player Travis Newsome has joined the ranks celebrities confirmed to compete. Anthony Anderson (Hustle and Flow), Datari (Supermodel and Creator and Executive Producer of BETs Ultimate Hustler), Lil Zane (Recoding Artist), Chris Reed (Kid of recording duo Kid and Play), Rodney O (Recording Artist), Garland Spencer (You Got Served), and Kevin Black (VP of Interscope Records) have also signed up to show their domino playing skills. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top eight players, with $5,000 going to first-prize winner.

The registration fee for the PDAs seeding tournament is $300. PDA Tournament Registration and membership information is available on the PDA Web site, located at www.prodominoassociation.com. Only 128 of the best domino players are allowed to compete in a tournament. Spectators are invited to watch the tournament in the PDA Viewing Room. General admission is $15. Registrations for the PDA tournaments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The official PDA Tournament season kicks off in February of 2006 and extends thru August of 2006. The PDA will host 12 high-stakes tournaments in several major cities throughout the country; capping off the season with the PDA National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. The amount awarded for each tournament is $100,000, with $25,000 going to the first-prize winner. In addition to cash prizes, first place winners receive waived registration fees, free travel and hotel accommodations.

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