Six Seasons of Champions to Receive WPT Championship Bracelet
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World Poker Tour® (WPT) and Bellagio will host
the WPT Ceremony of Champions at the world-renowned "O”
Theatre on April 21, honoring the 96 WPT Champions crowned during the
first six seasons on tour. In addition to highlighting players’
achievements, historic events and winning moments during the private
ceremony, WPT commissioned Tiffany & Co. to design a personalized
titanium and diamond bracelet for each Champion. Tiffany & Co. is the
world’s premier jeweler and creator of sports
league championship trophies for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NASCAR, among
others.
"There are so many incredible stories to
celebrate from the six World Poker Tour seasons and we are thrilled to
pay tribute to each of our WPT Champions,”
said WPT Founder, President and CEO, Steve Lipscomb. "The
championship bracelet has become synonymous with poker as a symbol of
achievement and respect, and we are honored to continue the tradition
that Benny Binion began over 30 years ago.” "The ceremony of champions is a great way to
highlight the dedication and hard work it takes to become a winner on
the World Poker Tour," said Doug Dalton, Director of Poker Operations
for Bellagio. "We are excited to host this sensational event in the ‘O’
Theatre and we look forward to another successful championship event."
The event will kick off at 8:30 p.m. with a private cocktail party for
players and VIPs at the "O”
Theatre lobby where the "Art of Richard
McDonald” exhibition is currently on display.
The ceremony will begin at 10:00 p.m. and will be led by Masters of
Ceremony, Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten, WPT commentators who have
crowned every WPT Champion since the first WPT tournament was held at
Bellagio six years ago. Interviews, footage and other content from the
exclusive event will be aired online via WPT Live Updates on www.worldpokertour.com.
WPT Champions and their guests can RSVP for this private event by
contacting Kat Kowal at 323.330.9822 or kkowal@worldpokertour.com.
For additional information, to request a media interview or press
credentials for this event, please contact Lyndsay LaGree at
323.330.9876 or llagree@worldpokertour.com.
About WPTE
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) is a company engaged in the
creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products
driven by the development, production, and marketing of televised
programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World
Poker Tour®, a television show based on a
series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on GSN in the United
States. WPT is licensed for broadcast globally. WPTE also offers a
real-money online gaming website, www.worldpokertour.com,
which prohibits wagers from players in the U.S. and other restricted
jurisdictions. WPTE currently licenses its brand to companies in the
business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing,
electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino
games, and giftware. The company is also engaged in the sale of
corporate sponsorships. For show information, tools for improving poker
play, and other WPT news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com.
WPTE is a majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc.
(Nasdaq: LACO). Photos and media information can be found online at: www.worldpokertour.com/media WPTEG
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current source of revenue and GSN as a future source of revenue, and the
risk that GSN will not exercise its options to air season of the WPT
series beyond Season VI; difficulty of predicting the growth of our
online gaming business, which is a relatively new industry with an
increasing number of market entrants; reliance on the efforts of
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will fail to maintain a sufficient audience; the risk that competitors
with greater financial resources or marketplace presence might develop
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