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Mikohn's Texas Hold 'Em Bonus Poker Table Game Approved in Mississippi and Washington State
Published: 2004-11-01
 Mikohn's Texas Hold 'Em Bonus Poker Table Game Approved in Mississippi and Washington State
Business Wire, Nov 1, 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Mikohn Gaming Corporation (Nasdaq:MIKN) (the Company), a leading provider of diversified products and services used in the gaming industry worldwide, announced today that it has received approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission and the Washington State Gambling Commission for its Texas Hold 'Em Bonus Poker(TM) table game. The Company expects to receive approval in other jurisdictions, including Nevada, over the course of the next 2 - 6 months.
Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Robert Parente stated: "Early demand for this exciting new table game has been quite strong, especially since the Global Gaming Expo show last month. We expect to be able to place at least 100 games in Mississippi and Washington during next 6-12 months and 700 - 1,200 worldwide during the next several years. This installed base will be an excellent foundation for our next version of the Texas Hold 'Em Progressive Edition."
About Mikohn: Mikohn is a leading supplier of innovative and diversified products and services used in the gaming industry worldwide. The Company develops, manufactures and distributes an expanding array of slot games, table games and advanced player tracking and accounting systems for slot machines and table games. The Company is also a market leader in exciting visual displays and progressive jackpot technology for casinos worldwide. There is a Mikohn product in virtually every casino in the world. For further information, visit the Company's website at www.mikohn.com.
Texas Hold 'Em Bonus Poker is a trademark of Mikohn Corporation. (C)Mikohn Corporation. All Rights Reserved
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World Poker Tour -WPT- Season Three: Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship
Published: 2004-10-20
 World Poker Tour -WPT- Season Three: Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship
Business Wire, Oct 20, 2004
LAS VEGAS -- Poker Legend Draws 312 Players to Tournament with More Than $3 Million Total Prize Money; WPT Honors Doyle Brunson with Addition of 16th Tour Stop
In a show of respect for all-time poker great Doyle Brunson, hundreds of players made an appointment with the WORLD POKER TOUR(TM) and its new tournament honoring the man who memorialized the 10-2 poker hand. The inaugural event started Tuesday at Bellagio, Las Vegas. One of the most venerable names in poker, Brunson captured his first of nine World Champion bracelets in 1976 and his first WORLD POKER TOUR win less than two months ago. The Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship attracted 312 players, driving the total prize pool to $3,026,400 on the sixth stop of the acclaimed WORLD POKER TOUR. The WORLD POKER TOUR is the highest rated series in the history of the Travel Channel, airing Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The winner of this year's $10,000 buy-in event will take home $1 million and join Brunson at the WPT Championship when the Tour returns to Bellagio in April 2005. The WORLD POKER TOUR continues to average a "poker millionaire a month" in its 16-tournament season and in Season Three the total prize money has already reached $18,220,970, a $6,613,240 increase over Season Two stops to date. The high stakes action is attracting increasing numbers of players vying for the prize money and fans eager to witness the minting of a millionaire at the WPT Final Table. Projected to reach a total of $70 million, Season Three's prize pool is rising with every stop on the tour.
The public is invited to be part of the WPT Final Table television audience, when the Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship concludes on Friday, October 22nd. Admission is free and seating for the filming begins at 6:30 pm in the Bellagio Sports Book. Fans are already turning out in record numbers to watch the tournament that has attracted amateur and professional players alike. Some of the most recognizable faces playing at Tuesday's tables included Gus Hansen, Phil Laak, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Annie Duke, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu, and the star of his namesake tournament -- Doyle Brunson.
The seventh stop of the WORLD POKER TOUR'S 16-tournament season is the World Poker Finals from November 13-17 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in CT, where the PROFESSIONAL POKER TOUR(TM) (PPT) will also debut. For complete WPT and PPT tournament schedules and casino contacts, please visit www.worldpokertour.com.
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