Nevada
businesses fight smoking ban
As
reported by The Nevada Appeal
NEVADA – "A group of Southern
Nevada tavern owners and casino operators have filed a
lawsuit to block enforcement of the public smoking restrictions
approved by Nevada voters Nov. 7.
"But
a temporary order stopping the new law, if approved, would
only apply in Clark County.
"The
Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act was approved by more than
310,000 voters, 54 percent to 46 percent - a victory margin
of more than 45,000 votes.
"…The
same taverns and small casinos, including Terrible's Hotel
and Casino, that fought unsuccessfully to remove Question
5 from the ballot before the election, on Tuesday filed
suit in Clark County District Court to prevent it from
becoming law Friday. They have argued all along the statute
will seriously damage their businesses…"
WPT Enterprises signs sponsorship
deal with PartyGaming
Press
Release
Los
Angeles, Calif. – WPT Enterprises, Inc.
(NASDAQ:WPTE) today announced that it has signed a multi-year
agreement with PartyGaming Plc, owner of PartyPoker.com,
pursuant to which they will provide international television
sponsorship of the World Poker Tour ® (WPT) and Professional
Poker Tour(TM) (PPT). The agreement covers shows produced
under WPT Seasons IV, V, and VI and PPT Seasons I, II,
and III.
The
agreement helps solidify and expand the international
WPT brand through PartyGaming's extensive marketing resources,
provides valuable promotional opportunities for WPT's
online gaming site and worldpokertour.com, and represents
a new revenue stream for WPTE. PartyPoker.com will receive
exclusive in-show branded integration and association
with the premier brand in televised poker. The financial
terms of the agreement depend upon the number of international
territories contracted with, the amount of branded integration
within each episode and the number of episodes aired.
PartyGaming has also made certain commitments towards
online satellites to tournaments and promoting the WPT
Academy.
"We
are pleased to be creating an alliance with a leading
marketer such as PartyGaming," said Steve Lipscomb,
Founder & Chief Executive Officer. "This deal
represents a win-win for both parties. It aligns WPT and
PartyGaming's goals of expanding the international distribution
of our programming and helps facilitate the growth of
poker worldwide."