Poker boom, Bellagio unveils table game version of Texas Hold ´em

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US - Bellagio began a 90-day field trial last Friday of World Poker Tour All-In Hold ´em, which is played on a table similar to blackjack, but where players wager against the dealer and not each other.


The Strip resort has one game in its main casino.

The company responsible for bringing the World Poker Tour to an estimated cable television audience of 5 million weekly viewers now wants to offer a variation of the popular Texas hold ´em game to casino patrons.

The Strip resort has one game in its main casino. After three months, an analysis of play will be forwarded to Nevada gaming regulators. Two Indian casinos, Agua Caliente and Sycuan in the San Diego area, and Casino Magic in Biloxi, Miss., have the game on their floors.

"This, of course, is the place test where the game needs to do well," said Jack Malisow, vice president of marketing for Lakes Entertainment, a Minnesota-based gaming company that is distributing the game. The company owns 64 percent of World Poker Enterprises, which produces the television series.

He said Nevada approval, which could take five months, will allow Lakes Entertainment to roll out the game on a wide scope. "The World Poker Tour brand has tremendous appeal and name recognition," Malisow said. "This game gives players the opportunity to experience that action."

Lakes Entertainment, which manages nine tribal casinos and distributes other table games, believes the popularity of the World Poker Tour, which airs weekly on the Travel Channel, provides the game a ready-made market. The tables are decorated with the World Poker Tour´s color scheme and have the game´s ace of spades logo.

Über Bellagio Resort & Casino:

Das Hotel Bellagio ist ein Luxushotel am Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas im US- Bundesstaat Nevada.

Die Anlage des Hotels ist der italienischen Landschaft des Comer Sees nachempfunden. Zur Hotelanlage gehören ein 3,2 Hektar grosser See, die Ladenpassage „Via Bellagio“, ein Casino sowie zwei Hochzeitskapellen.

Das Hotel besass bei seiner Eröffnung 1998 3.015 Zimmer im 36-stöckigen Main Tower (151 m), 2004 kamen durch den Bau des 33-stöckigen, südlicher gelegenen Spa Towers (119 m) 935 Zimmer und Suiten hinzu.

Die Bellagio Towers zählen zu den Leading Hotels of the World und wurden mehrmals bereits mit dem bekannten AAA Five Diamond Award ausgezeichnet. Zwei der Restaurants, Le Cirque und das Picasso, tragen ebenfalls diese Auszeichnung. Darüber hinaus erhielten die Restaurants Picasso (zwei Sterne) sowie Le Cirque und Michael Mina (je ein Stern) Auszeichnungen des Guide Michelin.

Der Cirque du Soleil gastiert mit der Wassershow O in einem eigens errichteten Theater im Hotel.

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