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AOL'S GAMES.COM TO AWARD SIX FREE SEATS TO THE 2008
New York – May 12, 2008 – AOL today announced that Games.com, http://games.com, will award six seats to this summer’s World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Beginning May 4 and running through June 15, players can compete in free, online No-Limit Texas Hold’Em tournaments on Games.com’s World Series of Poker hub, http://games.com/poker. The six top qualified players will each win a seat to the World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em event on July 3, 2008, and travel accommodations from within the United States to Las Vegas.
“Free-play online poker continues to be one of our most popular categories on Games.com,” said Greg Mills, Director, AOL Games. “We are thrilled to continue our exclusive agreement with Harrah’s License Company, LLC the owner of the World Series of Poker to provide a chance for users to win a poker player’s dream come true – a seat at the table with Poker professionals. And if they play their cards right, they could walk away with millions.”
The tournament will run over the course of six weeks. Each week, players will participate in free daily qualifying tournaments to earn their way to a Sunday winner-takes-all tournament. The winners will receive an entry and travel accommodations from within the United States to the 2008 World Series of Poker No-Limit Texas Hold’em Championship slated to begin July 3, 2008 at the Rio® All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. One of last year’s online tournament winners, Troy O’Brien from New Jersey, ended up walking away with $51,000 in winnings.
“For the past three years, AOL has offered amateur poker players something they can’t find anywhere else – a free opportunity to play at the World Series of Poker Main Event,” said Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. “We are excited to continue our alliance with AOL to offer anyone over the age of 21 a shot at becoming part of poker history”
In addition to Games.com’s exclusive library of free World Series of Poker games, including variations of Texas Hold’em, Omaha and Seven Card Stud, the site, http://games.com/poker, also offers poker tips and videos featuring professional poker players.
About AOL
AOL is a global Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the largest Internet access businesses in the U.S., and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC and its subsidiaries have operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com.
About Harrah's Entertainment
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The Company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names; Harrah's also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos and the World Series of Poker®. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. For more information, please visit www.harrahs.com.
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Media Contacts:
Diedre Ayers Seth Palansky
AOL Corporate Communications Harrah’s Entertainment
(212) 652-6355 (702) 407-6344
diedre.ayers@corp.aol.com spalansky@harrahs.com
Alysia Lew
AOL Corporate Communications
alysia.lew@corp.aol.com
212-652-6376
