STATS LLC and World Poker Tour(R) Partner to Offer Poker Industry's First Ever Sports-Style...

STATS LLC and World Poker Tour(R) Partner to Offer Poker Industry's First Ever Sports-Style Breakdowns and Analyses

Analysis and Stats of Every WPT Final Hand Played Will Be Featured
on WorldPokertour.com, Allowing Fans to Study the Game Like Never
Before
LOS ANGELES & NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(Business Wire)--STATS LLC, the world's leading sports information provider, and
WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE), the leader in worldwide poker
entertainment, announced today a partnership to deliver the first ever
in-depth analyses and strategic breakdowns for the poker industry.

STATS--which provides data collection and analysis for 85 sports
leagues and more than 55,000 events per year, including Major League
Baseball, National Football League, and National Basketball
Association--will deliver stats and information from every past and
present World Poker Tour(R) (WPT) final table. WPT STATS data results
are now available in the WPT player database exclusively on
www.worldpokertour.com with new updates following each tournament,
allowing poker fans and players to study intricacies of the game in
ways never available before.

STATS will compile the aggregate actions of each final table hand
in the company's proprietary databases featuring over 100 tournaments
in World Poker Tour history, as well as all tournaments going forward.
STATS' information will detail "playing style" along with situational
analysis, breakdowns and trends for a more complete portrait of each
World Poker Tour star. Examples include how often a player plays a
pot; how often they take a hand to "showdown"; and the average bet
size relative to the pot by player.

"This is an incredibly exciting move for us, as it will really
change the way the game is studied and played," said Ken Graiwer, Vice
President of WPT Interactive. "This partnership with STATS will really
bring poker information up to the level of sports analytics, giving
fans and players a whole new perspective on the game. Before, you
could watch the show to see how players play and speculate on why--NOW
you can actually access statistical information on why they played a
certain way and the success of their particular methods. Players can
study each other and themselves."

"We're excited to partner with the World Poker Tour and unveil new
insights for one of the world's most popular games," said Steve Byrd,
Executive Vice President at STATS. "STATS enjoys a proven history of
providing an alternative way for both fans and media alike to view and
understand sports. We strongly believe this type of analyses will make
the game more enjoyable for the growing legion of World Poker Tour
fans."

In 2003, WPT revolutionized televised poker and brought Texas
Hold'em, the "Cadillac of Poker," to the forefront of international
excitement. WPT has turned poker into a sporting event that draws the
young and old, men and women and people of all nationalities into the
game; it has reshaped the face of poker and has raised the competitive
bar to a new level. Now in it's sixth season, WPT has made over 100
tour stops around the globe, has been licensed for broadcast in over
150 countries and territories, has awarded over $300 million dollars
in prize money, created over 80 WPT Poker-Made Millionaires(TM) and
recently announced a partnership with the Chinese Leisure Sports
Administration Center to build the first ever National Traktor Poker
Championship in China.

About STATS LLC

With more than 25 years of experience in sophisticated sports data
collection, processing and distribution - STATS is the world's leading
sports information, content and statistical analysis company. STATS
offers a world-wide portfolio of sports information solutions include
the company's hallmark of real-time scores, historical sports
information and turnkey fantasy sports operation along with AP
editorial content, breaking sports news and photos. STATS' innovative
sports information solutions are utilized in numerous business
segments: professional teams; sports broadcast production, cable and
satellite networks; interactive television; broadband, wireless and
internet; game developers and fantasy sports providers; print media
and wire services. STATS is owned jointly by the Associated Press and
News Corporation, with corporate offices in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo,
Beijing, Bangalore, Mexico City, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.
www.stats.com

About WPT Enterprises, Inc.

WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: WPTE) is a company engaged in the
creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer
products driven by the development, production, and marketing of
televised programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of
the World Poker Tour(R), a television show based on a series of
high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in the
United States and is scheduled to begin broadcasting on GSN in early
2008. WPTE is licensed for broadcast globally. WPTE also offers
real-money online gaming on its website, www.worldpokertour.com, which
prohibits wagers from players in the U.S. and certain other restricted
territories. WPTE currently licenses its brand to companies in the
business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing,
electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino
games, and giftware. The company is also engaged in the sale of
corporate sponsorships. For show information, tools for improving
poker play, and other WPT news, fans may log on to
www.worldpokertour.com. WPTE is a majority-owned subsidiary of Lakes
Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: LACO). Photos and media information can
be found online at: www.worldpokertour.com/media

World Poker Tour
Lyndsay LaGree
323-330-9876
llagree@worldpokertour.com
or
STATS LLC
Nick Stamm
847-583-2110
stamm@stats.com

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