WSOPE Press Conference in Paris, France on February 9, 2011

Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos and BarrierePoker.fr become the official French sponsors and hosts of the World Series Of Poker® Europe

Branded tournaments on BarrierePoker.fr, real money poker on WSOP. fr, and WSOP Europe in Cannes all part of deal

Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE), a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corporation, is bringing the World Series of Poker – the world’s longest-running and richest poker brand – to France by aligning with Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos and BarrierePoker.fr for both land-based and online poker events throughout the country.

Under the terms of this alliance, The World Series of Poker Europe is moving from London to Cannes in 2011 and will be rebranded as World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE®) Presented by BarierePoker.fr. In addition, the Barrière Poker Tour 2011 will include seven stops qualifying for the WSOPE®.

Since its first annual event in 1970 in Las Vegas, the WSOP® in Las Vegas has consistently increased participation and now boasts more than 70,000 annual entrants. This ultimate world poker event attracts both professionals and amateurs from more than 115 countries.

Mitch Garber, CIE’s chief executive officer, comments: “This is a unique agreement between two casino leaders with great brands. Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos is a well-run organization and we are excited to work with them to access the French market with high-quality and reputable poker events both in their hotels and casinos, and online with BarrierePoker.fr.”

“This alliance backs our powerful synergy strategy between offline and online gaming, and it is an honour to associate ourselves with the most prestigious poker tournament in the world,” states Dominique Desseigne, Groupe Lucien Barrière’s chief executive officer.

Barrière Poker Tour 2011: the new leading tournament series in France

The Barrière Poker Tour 2011 will start in April in several casinos of Group Lucien Barrière. Seven locations (Toulouse, Nice, Lille, Dinard, Enghien, Trouville and Bordeaux) will be hosting the tournaments culminating with the WSOPE® Presented by BarierePoker.fr in October, 2011 in Cannes. Both professional and amateur competitors alike will have a unique opportunity to take part in this new challenge that the Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos, BarrierePoker.fr and WSOP® represents.

Eric Cavillon, Operations Director in charge of poker development at Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos, explains: “The Lucien Barriere Hôtels & Casinos, BarrierePoker.fr and WSOP® alliance allows us to put on an outstanding tournament hosted by a world famous brand in France while positioning us to become a leading operator of both online and live poker.”

A new WSOP® Europe event

The Barrière Poker Tour 2011 stops will serve as qualifying rounds for an eagerly anticipated event, as World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Presented by BarrierePoker.fr will be held for the first time in Cannes from October 7-21, 2011.  The event, since its inception in 2007 had been held at Caesars-owned casinos in London. Players will be welcomed into the outstanding and unique settings of the Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette and the Hôtel Majestic Barrière for this prestigious set of poker tournaments.

The new facilities allow the WSOPE to greatly expand its offering, as organizers plan for 75 concurrent poker tables, double the capacity of 2010.

The World Series of Poker Europe Presented by BarrierePoker.fr will offer seven WSOP® gold bracelets in 2011, globally recognized as the highest achievement in poker.  Thanks to the Caesars and the Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos agreement, the WSOP® bracelets will be offered for the first time outside of Las Vegas and of a Caesars casino.

The complementary nature of the BarrierePoker.fr online poker offering

BarrierePoker.fr, the online poker website born out of the alliance between Groupe Lucien Barrière and La Française des Jeux, will start this month integrating the WSOP® into its offerings.

CIE has been looking for a strategic opportunity to enter the French market after seeing for years the interest of French poker players at the WSOP® event in Las Vegas increase.  By signing an offline and online alliance with the same group, Caesars now has the ability to tap into this terrific market in a meaningful manner.

BarrierePoker.fr has been chosen as exclusive operator in France of the online official qualifying rounds for the Barrière Poker Tour 2011, WSOP® Europe and WSOP® Las Vegas. The website will also plunge players into tournament action via regular coverage of all the events.

As part of this agreement, a new WSOP.fr site will be created. The website will present all of the latest WSOP® news and information in French for the first time and will rapidly evolve to offer new services. CIE and Barrierepoker.fr will design the new WSOP.fr website and it is expected to debut later this year.

“Backed by this alliance, we will be even better equipped to let online players access the most prestigious world poker events in casinos and to benefit from special, unique operations in conjunction with WSOP® events,” concludes Jean-Etienne Bouedec, BarrierePoker.fr Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

About the World Series of Poker®
The World Series of Poker (WSOP®) was founded in 1970 and is the largest gaming event in the world. For 41 years, the WSOP® has awarded over $1.2 billion in prize money. This summer, the WSOP® will put on 58 live poker tournaments spread over 50 consecutive days in Las Vegas.  In 2010, the WSOP® attracted over 72,000 entrants from 117 different countries and awarded over $187 million in prize money. The winner of each tournament wins a bracelet – globally recognized as the sport’s top prize – plus prize winnings fixed by the number of participants.

About Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos
Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos is a commercial brand encompassing two distinct hotel and casino groups: Groupe Lucien Barrière SAS and SFCMC (Société Fermière du Casino Municipal de Cannes). Establishments from both groups represented by the Lucien Barrière Hôtel & Casinos brand have developed a range of unrivalled high-quality leisure offers focusing on excellence, high quality service and French art de vivre. Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos consists of 39 casinos, 17 luxury hotels*, over 135 restaurants and bars, over 2,740 shows and events per year and over 7,300 employees. www.lucienbarriere.com

* including one under construction: the Hôtel-Balnéothérapie Barrière de Ribeauvillé (opening scheduled late 2011).

About BarrierePoker.fr
Set up in May 2010, BarrierePoker.fr is a joint-venture between Groupe Lucien Barrière and Groupe Française des Jeux. Backed by acknowledged expertise in both online gaming and poker, BarrierePoker.fr provides online games accessible to all players, regardless of level, and safe and responsible gaming in line with the strategy initiated by both French leading gaming operators. The partnership between the Groupe Française des Jeux, number 1 gaming operator, Lucien Barrière, number 1 casino operator in France, and On Line Gaming 3D, an existing partner to Groupe Lucien Barrière, marks the birth of the top French online gaming operator. In providing French people high quality online poker that is entertaining, accessible, responsible and ethical, the two companies sought to unite the best of their skills. BarrierePoker.fr is operated by LB POKER, a subsidiary of Groupe Lucien Barrière and Groupe La Française des Jeux. www.BarrierePoker.fr

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