India has welcomed PokerNation, the country’s new dedicated online poker site.

Tuesday saw the official launch of Pokernation.com, an online poker site operated by Playwin, the lottery and gaming brand of Pan India Network Ltd, which is part of the Essel Group conglomerate.

The site is part of MPN’s Indian Poker Network, which includes Khelplay and Thrill Poker, and joins a growing list of skill game sites available to India’s teeming masses. However, Playwin claims Pokernation is the first such site “dedicated only to the sport of poker and focused towards propagating its acceptance in the country.”

Aside from its poker-only focus – avoiding other locally popular skill games such as rummy – Pokernation’s VP of marketing Sree Ram Somayajula say the site stands out for its “emphasis on teaching the finer nuances of the game to beginners and amateurs.”