World Poker Tour® Announces Official Season VI Tour Schedule Featuring New Stops and Venues

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE) today announced its official tournament schedule for Season VI of its highly popular TV show, the World Poker Tour® (WPT). The schedule includes 19 regular-season WPT tour stops and the annual ladies-only event, Ladies Night V. Several “WPT specials”—or themed invitation events—will be announced at a later date.

“By adding WPT stops in beautiful locations around the world coupled with our move to a gaming-dedicated network like GSN, season six is poised to be the best year yet.”

WPT introduced several new stops and venues, including new tournaments in the Caribbean’s Turks & Caicos Islands, Casino Barcelona in Spain, and Mississippi’s prestigious Beau Rivage, a sister property to the Gold Strike Casino and part of the MGM family. Additionally, WPT created additional tournament stops at several existing WPT member casinos.

“It’s important to continue delivering fresh and exciting experiences for our players and fans on both the tournament and television level,” said Steve Lipscomb, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the WPT. “By adding WPT stops in beautiful locations around the world coupled with our move to a gaming-dedicated network like GSN, season six is poised to be the best year yet.”

Also filming established WPT tour stops held in the world’s most beautiful casinos, WPT will return to Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Commerce Casino, The Bicycle Casino, Gold Strike Casino and Resort, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Bay 101, and Niagara Fallsview Resort Casino. The full Season VI tournament schedule is below.

Tournament Name		Hosting Casino/Location		Date
The Mirage Poker Showdown		The Mirage Las Vegas, NV		May 19 – 23, 2007 Final Table: May 23
Mandalay Bay Poker Championship		Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV		May 29 – June 2, 2007 Final Table: June 2
Bellagio Cup III		Bellagio Las Vegas, NV		July 10 -15, 2007 Final Table: July 15
Legends of Poker		The Bicycle Casino Los Angeles, CA		August 25 – 30, 2007 Final Table: August 30
WPT Ladies Night V		The Bicycle Casino Los Angeles, CA		August 18, 2007 Final Table: August 31
Gulf Coast Poker Championship		Beau Rivage Biloxi, MS		September 6 – 9, 2007 Final Table: September 9
Borgata Poker Open		Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Atlantic City, NJ		September 16 – 20, 2007 Final Table: September 20
Turks & Caicos Poker Classic		The Players’ Club, Club Med, Turks & Caicos		September 25 – 30, 2007 Final Table: September 30
WPT Spanish Championship		Casino Barcelona Barcelona, Spain		October 12 – 16, 2007 Final Table Oct. 16
North American Poker Championship		Niagara Fallsview Resort Casino Niagara Falls, Canada		October 26 – Nov 2, 2007 Final Table: November 2
World Poker Finals		Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, CT		November 8 – 13, 2007 Final Table: November 13
Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic		Bellagio Las Vegas, NV		December 13 – 18, 2007 Final Table: December 18
World Poker Open		Gold Strike Tunica, MS		January 20 - 23, 2008 Final Table: January 23
Borgata Poker Classic		Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Atlantic City, NJ		January 26 – 30, 2008 Final Table: January 30
L.A. Poker Classic		Commerce Casino Los Angeles, CA		February 23 – 28, 2008 Final Table: February 28
WPT Celebrity Invitational		Commerce Casino Los Angeles, CA		March 1 – 3, 2008 Final Table: March 3
Bay 101 Shooting Star		Bay 101 San Jose, CA		March 10 – 14, 2008 Final Table: March 14
World Poker Challenge		Grand Sierra Resort Casino Reno, NV		March 25 – 28, 2008 Final Table: March 28
Foxwoods Poker Classic		Foxwoods Resort Casino Mashantucket, CT		April 4 – 9, 2008 Final Table: April 9
WPT World Championship		Bellagio Las Vegas, NV		April 19 – 25, 2008 Final Table: April 25

Buy-ins for WPT main events range from $7,500 to $15,000, excluding the WPT World Championship™ event, which is $25,000.

The WPT Season VI will begin airing in early 2008 as part of GSN’s Monday night casino lineup where the network has built a substantial following in the casino game genre. Season V currently airs every Wednesday night on the Travel Channel at 9PM Eastern/Pacific.

Tournament dates are subject to change. Visit www.worldpokertour.com for the most up-to-date information and tournament schedule.

About World Poker Tour

WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WPTE) is a company engaged in the creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour®, a television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in the United States and more than 150 markets globally. With the WPT in its fifth season, WPTE has launched a second series on the Travel Channel, the Professional Poker Tour®, which focuses on the play of poker’s leading stars. WPTE also operates a real-money online gaming website, www.wptonline.com, which prohibits wagers from players in the U.S. and other restricted jurisdictions. WPTE currently licenses its brand to companies in the business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing, electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games, and giftware. The company is also engaged in the sale of corporate sponsorships. For show information, tools for improving poker play, and other WPT news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com. WPTE is a majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:LACO). Photos and media information can be found online at: www.worldpokertour.com/media.

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