News: WPT Moves To Africa

As of Season 8 tournament in October, WPT will have another exotic stop, namely Marrakech, Morocco. It will be the first $10,000 WPT main event held on the African continent. Unlike the last year's WPT Spanish Championship, WPTE has the rights to tape the tournament for broadcast.

As of Season 8 tournament this October, World Poker Tour will feature
tournaments in Morocco for the next three years with its host being
Marrakech.

This will be the first ever $10,000 WPT main event held on
the African continent. WPTE also got the rights to tape the tournament
for broadcast, unlike the last year's WPT Spanish Championship.

The WPT founder, president and CEO Steve Lipscomb commented:

"We are very glad to offer WPT tournaments in Morocco. Our goal is
to bring value to our partners and WPTE shareholders as we expand our
global footprint."

WPT making its foothold in africa

Casino de Marrakech will be the host of the event. It was opened in 1951 and has already built up a local poker reputation thanks to its Marrakech Poker Open. The $10,000 WPT main event will certainly make it shine brighter on the poker players' calendars. Anyone interested for this event can qualify through satellites beginning this month.

Another recent addition to the WPT is the stop in Venice scheduled for May with which Lipscomb and company hope to take a share of the European poker market that is currently dominated by the European Poker Tour.

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