Harrah's Online Poker=Huge WSOP!

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How huge is this for poker in the US?


The Associated Press November 14, 2007, 8:28PM ET

Harrah's mulls online poker site in UK


Casino giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s chief executive said Wednesday he's looking at taking the World Series of Poker brand into the realm of Internet poker in the U.K. and continental Europe.

Gary Loveman made the comment at the Global Gaming Expo, the largest trade show of the year for the North American casino industry.

Banks and payment processors are prohibited from handling cash transactions from U.S.-based players to and from online poker sites under legislation President Bush signed into law last year. But Internet gambling businesses are treated differently around the world.

"If you take a look at the legal landscape in continental Europe and the United Kingdom, there are countries where it's demonstrably legal and there's absolutely no encumbrance," Loveman said. "Those are areas that are very attractive to us."

Tournament spokesman Gary Thompson said Harrah's is studying the market and legal conditions before deciding whether to continue. It would not enter the online poker market "where there are any gray areas," he said.

Harrah's bought the rights to the World Series of Poker in 2004, and it is the game's pinnacle event of the year. But attendance this year was hurt because many online poker sites didn't give out prize packages to U.S. residents awarding them seats in the main event that cost $10,000 each.

[EWS87]

i wouldnt call it HUGE! until this happens in US...but it is still very good

[SomeoneElse]

LOL...Loveman

[mordecaibrown]

It would give players in Europe a chance to win seats online.
The smaller events last yr were off the hook. Imagine if a player could win seats to the horse and other championship events online.
I'd call it huge!

[EWS87]

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It would give players in Europe a chance to win seats online.
The smaller events last yr were off the hook. Imagine if a player could win seats to the horse and other championship events online.
I'd call it huge!

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i was under the impression europeans could do this on other sites already

[Neeko]

Wow European players are only limited to Stars, Full Tilt, Ladbrokes, Befair, Crypto, Ipoker etc etc etc etc

or is this just basicly a soft launch because they believe that the US law will change and they want to inflict crap software on the rest of the world - then have it fixed by the time US regulators see sense and then be 6 months ahead of all the other casino groups that try and catch up.

[SILLYGOOSER]

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LOL...Loveman

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[MrDaveyHavoc]

i wonder if Harrahs could set this up as a loophole for US players. Call it funding your Harrahs B&M account but allow remote play from your home haha. we can dream cant we

[Nick Rivers]

These Harrah's guys really are on the ball, aren't they? Online poker has been up and running at full steam for years, and they've finally decided to "study the market."

[Erik W]

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These Harrah's guys really are on the ball, aren't they? Online poker has been up and running at full steam for years, and they've finally decided to "study the market."

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