Harrah’s Entertainment Looking To Become Internet Client
April 16, 2009
Harrah’s Entertainment, the company that holds the licencing of the brand World Series of Poker have revealed that they are interested in joining the massive online poker market.
On the news that the casino giants will be making a step into the online poker client market, they stepped forward to reveal that they will not be accepting US based players until the ongoing leagal case surrounding the legalisation of online gambling in the USA reaches a conclusion.
A Harrah’s source revealed:
Harrah’s will not be developing its own in-house poker software. They will be looking for an already established Internet poker network, one that’s based out of Europe.
Its thought that there is a shortlist of networks been forwarded to officials with what is thought to have PartyGaming on.
Its thought that PartyGaming are on the shortlist due to , former PartyGaming boss, joining Harrah’s to head up web operations.
Recent news that PartyGaming have also reached an agreement with the US government surrounding the acceptance of US based players has been agrred with the company due to pay $105 million to compensate.
Harrah’s have not agreed any deal with anyone at this present moment but many sources are hinting that PartyGaming could soon be the new home of Harrah’s Entertainment.
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