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Land and Online Casino Professionals Unite

The well-known land poker tournament, the World Poker Tour (WPT) is now seeing the conclusion of a drawn out lawsuit against the WPT. A handful of prominent land and online casinos poker gambling professionals sued the World Poker Tour Enterprises Inc. because the company mandated the signing of a player release form for every WPT participant. The crux of the issue for the land and online casinos poker gamblers comes down to the fact that many celebrity and top professional players have contracts with other companies concerning the rights to their likeness and other things mentioned in the release. These professionals were denied entry into the WPT competition because of refusal to sign said release, which led to the problems that have only just found resolution in the courts.

The lawsuit that has caused concern and speculation throughout the land and online casinos industry has just reached settlement a few weeks ago and all concerned on both sides are ready to move on from the issue. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit did not receive any pecuniary damages from the settlement, but the settlement did bring resolution to the ongoing dispute over the forced player release forms.

The handful of land and online casinos poker professionals involved in the dispute were: Andrew Block, Annie Duke, Chris Ferguson, Phil Gordon, and Howard Lederer. Two others were initially involved in the dispute but they dropped out of the case throughout the long proceedings: Joe Hachem and Greg Raymer.

As for the WPT, a company statement concerning the dispute with the land and online casinos professionals firmly noted that though the company chose to settle the dispute, "WPTE continues to deny any liability or wrongdoing.” The statement also noted that the rationale behind settling the dispute centered on “[settling] its differences with the players so that the tour can focus on its continued growth rather than litigation."