MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The USA TODAY Sports Media Group and Global Poker Index (GPI) announced today that they have entered into a multi-year content partnership that currently expects USA TODAY Sports to host a competitive poker-themed destination page, featuring GPI assets and information, beginning about January 2016.

“We’re extremely pleased to be announcing this multi-year content partnership with USA TODAY Sports”

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Owned by Mediarex Sports and Entertainment, the goal of the Global Poker Index is to “sportify poker,” which it does not only through its rankings of the world’s top players but also through its administration of leagues and competitions. Those will soon include the new Global Poker League, featuring teams competing around the world and livestreamed digitally by several GPI partners, including USA TODAY Sports.