Steve Lipscomb Poker

Washington State Community College - Marietta, OH.

Steve Lipscomb has bought into his first World Poker Tour event, and taken his seat here on Day 1B of the WPT Borgata Poker Open. If the name sounds familiar, it should. Lipscomb created the World Poker Tour. The World Poker Tour was first launched 11 years ago, back in late 2002, and was a key factor in the poker boom of the 2000s.
Jan 19, 2021 The World Poker Tour, founded by former CEO Steve Lipscomb, first launched in 2002. Since then, the televised poker tour has become the biggest non-WSOP brand in live poker. PartyGaming acquired.

Casino Corporations Hooking Up at Epic Pace

There’s a corporate rush like something that hasn’t been seen for a while in the casino industry — to secure and develop poker-related assets. After the Department of Justice’s quiet reinterpretation of the 1961 Wire Act, and subsequent political buzz it created , corporate gaming partners jumped into bed together faster than you can change a relationship status on Facebook.

• Kentucky-based horse racing and casino company Churchill Downs acquires the assets of Bluff Media.

• Caesars Entertainment extends its partnership with 888 Holdings.

• MGM, Boyd Gaming, and BwinParty looking for a wild poker three-way.

• Vegas-based ShuffleMaster dangling diamonds in front of OnGame Network.