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Poker Tour Through North America

It’s hard to believe that there are still firsts in the well-established land poker gambling industry, but that is certainly the case. PokerStars, one of the leading international online casino poker gambling groups, has announced the sponsorship of the upcoming North American Poker Tour (NAPT). Although North America is home to the largest land poker tournament in the world, the World Series of Poker, this upcoming poker tour will be the first of its kind in the North American market. What’s particularly interesting is the fact that PokerStars is sponsoring the event even though the prominent poker site does not accept US gamblers because of the US’s ban on offshore online casinos.

This ban may stop many online casinos and poker sites from operating within the North American market, but it has not stopped PokerStars from fully supporting the upcoming tour. These types of tours are incredibly popular in the international markets because they entice local players to come out to the events and test their skills against a wide range of international players. There are Asian Poker Tours, European Poker Tours, and even Poker Tours of Latin America, but North America is like a last frontier for many of these companies and internet poker players. The PokerStars sponsored event may also go a long way toward repairing some of the damage that the online casino gambling ban did to foreign relations.

The NAPT will, naturally tour around North America with stops planned in the Bahamas, Las Vegas, Canada, and other locations that are likely to not only pull a lot of online casino poker enthusiasts coming out to support the event, but many poker pros from the industry are likely to attend these inaugural events. The full tour schedule is available of the tour site and PokerStars is also already offering up prize packages to certain events on the tour.