SECOND ANNUAL WORLD POKER DEALER CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BINION'S IN LAS VEGAS SEPT. 25-29

Casino Representatives from Around the World Compete at the Historic Home of the World Series of Poker.

WHAT: 2007 World Poker Dealer Championships
WHEN: Monday-Saturday, Sept. 25-29

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:

WHERE: Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel in Las Vegas

Poker Player Newspaper presents the Second annual World Poker Dealer Championships to be held Monday-Saturday, Sept. 25-29 at Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel in Las Vegas.

The 2007 Championships are exclusively No Limit Hold'em and feature four events: Ladies, Supervisors and Owners/Managers have been added to the Dealers competition. Casino representatives from all public card rooms worldwide are invited to compete. Nearly all restrictions on sign-ups have been lifted to open the event up to more players.

For the Dealers event, persons who have dealt in a public card room or have dealt as circuit dealers within the last 12 months may play. For the Owners/Managers event, the owner must own at least a 5% stake in the card room or, if a native American, must be a member of the tribal council; shift managers also qualify for this event. The Supervisors event includes all positions between dealer and shift manager plus marketing, security and cashier employees. A female participant may play in the Ladies Only event plus one other event. A male participant may only play in one event.

Approximately 97 percent of the funds will be awarded in prize money. Winners will also be awarded an individual trophy as well as a trophy for their card rooms, and their names will be engraved on a permanent trophy kept on display at Binion's.

The 2006 event drew dealer-players from more than 60 casinos and card rooms from coast-to-coast with winners in three events: Chris Schoolfield, Rainbow Casino, West Wendover, NV (Omaha 8 or Better, $3,390); Eugene Shinozaki, Bicycle Casino, Los Angeles, CA (Limit Hold'em, $4,656); Low Saetern, Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, CA (No Limit Hold'em, $10,825).

Renowned as "the place that made poker famous" and one of the most storied casinos in Las Vegas, Binion's hosted the first World Series of Poker in 1970, then a small tournament of truly elite players and now the oldest, largest and most prestigious gaming competition in the world. The World Poker Dealer Championships advances its great legacy with players competing for the honor of their card rooms.

Benny Binion, a gambler from Dallas, Texas, purchased the El Dorado Club in 1951 and changed the name to Binion's Horseshoe Club, which became a Las Vegas landmark and remained a family-run business until 2004. The legendary casino is now owned by Harrah's and operated by MTR Gaming.

After 25 years, Poker Player Newspaper remains the premier periodical in poker publishing, emphasizing the news in the field, along with expert advice on game strategy, psychology, law, facilities and entertainment. It prints the most comprehensive schedules of worldwide and daily U.S. tournaments. Poker Player is distributed in more than 375 card rooms nationally.

For more information - Contact Gary DeWitt, Binion's Poker Manager, 702-366-7525