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WPT Expands to Canada

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Tour has announced plans for its first stop north of the border at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. The WPT has selected Canada’s luxurious new gaming hotspot as the site of its third annual North American Poker Championship, scheduled for October 25-29, 2006.

The Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort has more than 3,000 slot machines, 150 gaming tables and a poker room, as well as a 368-room luxury hotel, spa and fitness facility, a 1,500-seat showroom, amd 30,000 square feet of convention, conference and meeting spaces.

“By staging the North American Poker Championship in this beautiful Canadian casino, we put out the welcome mat for all poker enthusiasts in Canada and truly lay down the gauntlet to see who can reign supreme on the continent,” said Steve Lipscomb, CEO and founder of WPT Enterprises, Inc. “We are thrilled to welcome the Niagara Fallsview to the WPT family and look forward to an inspiring and exciting event that will attract players from both sides of the border.”