World Poker Tour
In November 2009, PartyGaming announced its acquisition of the World Poker Tour from WPTE.
World Poker Tour in the debut season of its landmark television show ignited the global boom in online poker, pioneering the "hole card" format that allows viewers to see player’s cards.
World Poker Tour programming has been broadcast in over 150 countries and territories, and about two dozen World Poker Tour main events are held from London to Las Vegas across the globe. Additional regional and national events bring the WPT’s drama and excitement to even more locations, offering players more accessible buy-ins and the chance to compete for significant prizes in exotic locations.
The World Poker Tour brand extends across numerous digital platforms with its ClubWPT subscription poker and insiders’ club offering big cash prizes every month, a Facebook poker application that is among the five largest on the platform and a mobile poker product that has been downloaded nearly 20 million times. In addition, the brand can be found on everything from clothing to magazines to training courses to lottery tickets and more.
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