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Article: Televised Tournaments, Online Games Fuel Hot Growth for Las Vegas Poker.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- November 9, 2003
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By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 9--Poker in Las Vegas is red hot, and the reasons are simple, industry insiders say.
Televised poker tournaments and Internet poker sites together have fueled explosive growth in the number of players, and Las Vegas poker bosses see the results in their card rooms.
Since the Travel Channel began broadcasting World Poker Tour events last year on Wednesday nights, the contests have been the channel's top-rated series, and ESPN has been similarly pleased by the healthy ratings garnered by its oft-repeated World Series of Poker episodes.
"It's ...