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International Arts Management launches gaming brand
21 Oct 2009
GR88.com will offer players around the world poker and casino games, 24/7 customer service and player rewards.
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IMG extends contract with Harrah's and WSOP
25 Sep 2009
IMG will use its global network to expand the WSOP brand, including sponsorship, event management, licensing and television distribution.
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PartyGaming buys major piece of WPT assets
24 Aug 2009
A subsidiary of PartyGaming will pay the World Poker Tour $12.3 million for its television library, brand names, trade names, certain assumed contracts and tangible personal property.
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ESPN inks 7-year deal with WSOP
18 Aug 2009
The deal will keep the popular poker tournament on ESPN and its multiple platforms through 2018
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WPT Enterprises to sell assets to Gamynia
4 Aug 2009
Gamynia will pay the Company $9.075 million plus a percentage of future revenues earned from the World Poker Tour and Professional Poker Tour brands.
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NBC to debut prime time poker show
21 Jul 2009
"Face the Ace" gives contestants the chance to face up to three professionals for the chance to win $1 million.
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WPT announces U.S. schedule for 2009
24 Jun 2009
The 12-stop tour will be filmed in HD on Fox Sports Net and kicks off next month at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
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WPT to hold event in Slovakia
23 Jun 2009
The World Poker Tour has partnered to the Slovak Poker Sport Federation to launch to the first WPT event in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Garber named CEO of Harrah's new interactive subsidiary
22 May 2009
Former PartyGaming CEO will run Harrah's Interactive Entertainment -- a subsidiary of Harrah's created to "explore a European interactive strategy" and "manage the global growth of the World Series of Poker."
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WSOP signs new presenting sponsor
18 May 2009
Jack Link's Beef Jerky has been named as the new presenting sponsor of the most famous poker tournament in the world.
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PokerStars inks WPT TV sponsorship deal
7 May 2009
The world's largest poker room has signed the first international television sponsorship deal for WPT Season VII.
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WPT going to Italy
10 Mar 2009
The World Poker Tour and bwin are partnering to create the first ever WPT event in Italy.
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Freddy Deeb wins WPT celebrity tournament
5 Mar 2009
Freddy Deeb bested actor Nicholas Gonzales to win the charity poker tournament at the Commerce Casino in California.
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WPT to have event in Morocco
4 Mar 2009
Chilipoker and the World Poker Tour will launch the WPT Marrakech in Morocco in October.
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Cornel Cimpan wins L.A. Poker Classic
27 Feb 2009
News brief: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson finished in sixth place in the WPT tournament while Cimpan took home a first prize of $1,686,760.
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