WPT Enterprises Inc.
5700 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 350
Los Angeles,
CA 90036
Phone: 323-330-9900
Web Site: http://www.worldpokertour.com
| REUTERS ABRIDGED BUSINESS SUMMARY | |
| WPT Enterprises, Inc., together with the subsidiaries, engages in the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on gaming themes. It operates through four segments: WPT Studios, WPT Online, WPT Global Marketing, and WPT China. The WPT Studios segment involves in domestic and international television licensing, domestic and international television sponsorship businesses, as well as casinos and card rooms businesses that host televised events. The WPT Online segment operates the online poker club ClubWPT.com; and an online merchandise store. The WPT Global Marketing segment offers branded consumer products, such as the licensing the World Poker Tour brand and logo; and corporate sponsorship and management of televised and live events. The WPT China segment produces third-party branding at WPT China National Traktor Poker Tour events, licenses the television broadcast of the WPT China National Traktor Poker Tour, and markets the Chinese national card game Tuo La Ji or Traktor Poker in online and mobile games. This segment has right to brand and exploit the WPT China National Traktor Poker Tour, as well as owns commercial, marketing, and sponsorship rights with the Traktor Poker Tour, including third-party branding at tour events, the right to exploit films, content in various media, and rights to sell online and mobile subscriptions. In addition, the company licenses the World Poker Tour brand to companies in the business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing, electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games, and giftware. WPT Enterprises, Inc. was formerly known as World Poker Tour, LLC. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Los Angeles, California. WPT Enterprises Inc. (NasdaqGM:WPTE) operates independently of Lakes Entertainment Inc. as of November 21, 2008. |
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| | Pay | Exercised | Mr. Lyle Berman , 67
Exec. Chairman |
N/A
| N/A | Mr. Steve Lipscomb , 47
Founder, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director, Chief Exec. Officer of Lakes Poker Tour LLC and Pres of Lakes Poker Tour LLC |
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| N/A | Mr. Thomas J. Flahie , 52
Interim Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer |
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54.00K | N/A | Mr. Rohin Malhotra , 35
Managing Director |
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575.00K | N/A | Mr. Adam Pliska , 36
Gen. Counsel and Sec. |
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Dollar amounts are as of
31-Dec-08
and compensation values are for the last fiscal
year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of
options exercised during the fiscal year.
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