Ourgame Obtains Exclusive WPT Rights to More Than a Dozen Countries Throughout Asia
The World Poker Tour (WPT) has struck an exclusive deal with Ourgame International Holdings Limited to license their brand and services in more than a dozen countries across Asia including China and Macau.
In addition, Ourgame, a leading online card and board game developer, platform and offline operator in China since 1998, will have the right to use the WPT logo and trademark exclusively in Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Korea, Nepal, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam, while holding non-exclusive rights in Japan.
“The World Poker Tour has worked hard to expand its footprint throughout Asian territories over the last few years with much success. A big part of this success was based on our strong working partnership with Ourgame, who established WPT National China at MGM Grand Sanya,” said WPT President Adam Pliska. “Ourgame has proven to be exactly the sort of business ally we seek; a credible group of visionaries with incredible strategic leverage and a true commitment to the long-term growth of poker. By working with Ourgame to expand the WPT brand in Asia, we are assuring that the recent strong growth of the WPT in the region will continue for many years to come.”
In addition to expanding the WPT National and WPT Main Tour events in the Asia market – many of which will be live streamed in 2015 – a press release reveals that the region will see WPT-branded free play and social games, offer WPT-branded merchandise, and distribute televised WPT programs.
“As China’s leading card and board game platform, we are very pleased to have found a great global partner in the World Poker Tour, as we start to expand from China to Asia. The WPT is a true global leader in organizing world-class poker events around the globe, and we share a common vision of promoting poker as a genuine mind sport,” said Ourgame CEO Frank Ng. “Over the past three years, we have worked together to not only establish WPT National China as one of the largest and most influential poker events in Asia, but also introduced world-class poker tournaments to the fast-expanding Chinese poker community. The WPT’s brand and global experience will be a significant asset to us as we expand overseas, and we have every confidence that we will together achieve much more success in Asia.”
The WPT and Ongame are expected to hold a press conference in January 2015 to elaborate on the alliance.
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