Romantic evenings? Forget it - 50 percent of Americans would be prepared
to abstain from sex for a year in exchange for a big online poker
win, reports a recent national survey. How big is "big"?
$2.1 million.
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 17 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.