World Poker Tour® Partners With Skrill USA Inc.
Skrill Becomes the Official Payment Processor of the WPT®
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Los Angeles, CA (August 19, 2014) — World Poker Tour® today announced a partnership with leading online payments company Skrill USA Inc., making them the official payment processor of the WPT®.
Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001, and more than 36 million account holders already trust Skrill to send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 different currencies. As the official payment processor of the World Poker Tour, Skrill will interact directly with players and facilitate last-longer competitions at Main Tour events, offer special tournaments on ClubWPT.com like the Skrill $2,000 High Roller, host parties at select WPT events, advertise on WPT episodes, and more.
“Skrill is proud to partner with the WPT, the premier name in poker, as part of its monumental breakthrough into the U.S. gaming scene,” said Skrill USA CEO Neil Steinhardt. “Drawing on our experience in the European market, Skrill hopes to increase awareness of our digital wallet among the players, providing them with safe, easy, and secure options to cash in and out of games. Our deep understanding of the online gaming space from our work to date will help facilitate growth for the gaming industry and improve the online experience for consumers around the world.”
WPT President Adam Pliska adds, “With years of experience, key functions like player-to-player transfers, and a strong dedication to the growth of poker in the United States and abroad, Skrill is a great fit with the World Poker Tour. CEO Neil Steinhardt and his team are focused on providing safe and efficient online money transfers for poker players on the digital felt, and on the actual felt at WPT events, our players are sure to enjoy the last-longers and parties facilitated by Skrill.”
Alongside DraftKings, the exclusive daily fantasy sports site of the World Poker Tour, Skrill will host their first party at the upcoming televised WPT Borgata Poker Open.
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World Poker Tour (WPT) is the premier name in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online, and mobile. Leading innovation in the sport of poker since 2002, WPT ignited the global poker boom with the creation of a unique television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. WPT has broadcast globally in more than 150 countries and territories, and is currently producing its 13th season, which airs on FSN in the United States. Season XIII of WPT is sponsored by ClubWPT.com, a unique online membership site that offers inside access to the WPT, as well as a sweepstakes-based poker club available in 35 states across the United States. ClubWPT.com also sponsors Season 2 of the new WPT Alpha8 series of super-high roller poker tournaments which is currently in production and which airs on FOX Sports 1 in the United States. WPT participates in strategic brand license, partnership, and sponsorship opportunities. WPT Enterprises Inc. is a subsidiary of bwin.party digital entertainment plc. For more information, go to WPT.com.
About Skrill
Skrill is one of Europe’s largest online payments systems and among the world’s largest independent digital wallet providers with 36 million account holders. Skrill enables any customer to make online payments conveniently and securely without revealing personal financial data, as well as send and receive money online cost-effectively. Skrill’s mission is to become the preferred choice for online payments. Skrill’s worldwide payment network offers businesses access to direct payment processing via 100 payment options in 200 countries and territories and 40 currencies through just one integration. Allowing everyone to pay and get paid globally. For further info on Skrill, please visit www.Skrill.com
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