China Leisure Sports Administrative Center and World Poker Tour(TM) China Kick off Inaugural Season of WPT China National Traktor(TM) Poker Tour.First Provincial Champions Crowned at Regional Preliminary Event in Historic Lanzhou, Which Welcomed Over 400 Competitors BEIJING -- In a historic day that marked the evolution of Traktor Poker, or Tuo La Ji, from traditional folk game to an officially recognized Sport by the China Leisure Sports Administrative Center (CLSAC CLSAC China Leisure Sports Administrative Center ), the World Poker Tour For the PBS network with the same abbreviation, see . The World Poker Tour (Abbreviated WPT) is a series of international poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players. (WPT WPT World Poker Tour WPT Waypoint WPT Wisconsin Public Television WPT Watson Poker Tour WPT Wonderlic Personnel Test WPT Wavelet Packet Transform WPT Wireless Power Transmission WPT Windfall Profit WPT Wireless Personal Terminal WPT Word Processing Technician ) China National Traktor[TM] Poker Tour crowned its first Provincial Champions yesterday in Lanzhou, Gansu. The tournament welcomed the Province's best players for the Tour's inaugural event, which is sanctioned under the CLSAC -- the national Sports Federation governing Leisure Sports under the China State Sports Administration -- and sponsored by WPT Enterprises (WPTE WPTE Western Pacific Tracking Element ), the exclusive marketing partner of the Tour. The Sports Center in Lanzhou, a city famous for its ancient culture and key position on the Silk Road Silk Road Ancient trade route that linked China with Europe. Originally a caravan route and used from c. 100 BC, the 4,000-mi (6,400-km) road started in Xi'an, China, followed the Great Wall to the northwest, climbed the Pamir Mtns. , was filled to capacity with 418 competitors who battled for three days to determine the teams which will represent the Gansu Province in the National Tour Grand Final. The winning team, led by Zhu An Men and Chen Haili -- both residents of Lanzhou City -- posted a score of 5,090 to take the Gansu Provincial Title in the hard fought battle of seasoned competitors. (Photographs, results and highlights will be posted on www.wptpoker.cn) Mr. Xing Xiao Quan, Secretary General of the CLSAC said, "October 12th will be remembered as a historic day for poker in China, as the beloved folk game of Traktor poker has been elevated to the position of an official National Sport." The tournament was the first of 15 Regional Preliminary tournaments to be held each weekend throughout China during the inaugural Season, which will run October 2007 through April 2008. Tour play is based on a team structure where teams in each tour city compete to qualify for the Grand Final. "We are proud to recognize these first Provincial Champions. The Gansu tournament has demonstrated that this innovative concept can be successfully executed in China," said Peter Hughes There are and have been many people named Peter Hughes. Search engines reveal countless people named Peter Hughes. Peter Hughes is the name of:
The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the WPTE who attended the competition in Lanzhou. "This inaugural event is a strong sign of the success we anticipate for this Tour. Traktor Poker is a tradition and sport rich with history, and will only grow and build momentum from here." The WPT China National Traktor Poker Tour 2007-2008 Season schedule is as follows. [TABLE OMITTED] (a) Schedule subject to change To join the official WPT China Community, receive updates, or to find more information regarding the WPT China National Traktor Poker Tour, please visit www.wptpoker.cn. Technorati Tags: World Poker Tour, China State Sports Administration, Traktor Poker, Lanzhou Suggested Links: CLSAC/WPTE Partnership, WPTE 8-K Filing for Partnership, WPT China Traktor[TM] Poker Tour About WPTE WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) is a company engaged in the creation of internationally branded entertainment Branded Entertainment, also known as Branded content or Advertainment, is the combination of an audio-visual program (TV, radio, podcast, etc.) and a brand. It can be initiated either by the brand or by the broadcaster. 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[R], a television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and is scheduled to begin broadcasting on GSN GSN Game Show Network GSN GCOS Surface Network GSN Gelsolin GSN Global Seismic Network GSN Government Security News GSN Gigabyte System Network (CERN) GSN GPRS Support Node (3GPP) in early 2008. WPT is licensed for broadcast globally. WPTE also operates a real-money online gaming See 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 The following is a list of equipment used for a game of poker:
WPTEG Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Language The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by WPT Enterprises, Inc.) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the expansion of WPTE's brand licensing, the development of new television and film projects, the development of WPTE corporate sponsors and other business development activities, as well as statements regarding other capital spending capital spending Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years. , financing sources and the effects of competition. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of WPTE. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, WPTE's significant dependence on GSN as a source of revenue, and the risk that GSN will not exercise its options to air 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 CryptoLogic cryp·tol·o·gy n. The study of cryptanalysis or cryptography. cryp  to·log to develop and maintain the
online gaming website in compliance with WPTE's business model and
applicable gaming laws; the potential that our television programming
will fail to maintain a sufficient audience; the risk that competitors
with greater financial resources or marketplace presence might develop
television programming that would directly compete with WPTE's
television programming; the risk that WPTE may not be able to protect
its entertainment concepts, current and future brands and other
intellectual property rights; risks associated with future expansion
into new or complementary businesses; the termination or impairment of
WPTE's relationships with key licensing and strategic partners; and
WPTE's dependence on its senior management team. For more
information, review WPTE's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
|
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion