Pokertek
| Public Incorporated Listed on NASDAQ | |
| Industry | Casino games |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Matthews, North Carolina |
| Products | Automated gaming systems |
| Slogan | Play more poker! |
| Website | PokerTek Official site |
PokerTek (NASDAQ: PTEK), headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina (a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina), develops and markets the PokerPro electronic poker table and the Heads-Up Challenge video game, as well as related software applications.
The PokerPro table has been introduced at casinos in dozens of countries as well as cruise ships. Notable examples include:
- Excalibur Hotel and Casino[1]
- Trump Plaza (Atlantic City)[2]
- Carnival Cruise Lines[3]
- Casino de Montréal[4]
- Casino du Lac Leamy[4]
- Casino de Charlevoix[4]
Introduction of PokerPro tables at Trump Plaza raised concerns among dealers about their job security.[5]
The Heads-Up Challenge video game has been co-branded with the World Series of Poker.[6]
Pokertek is the exclusive provider of automated poker tables for Harrah's Entertainment[7] and Ameristar Casinos.[8] Aristocrat Leisure is Pokertek's exclusive provider for countries outside of the United States and Canada.[9]
References
- ↑ PokerTek Installs PokerPro at Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
- ↑ Trump Plaza tourneys using PokerTek tables
- ↑ PokerTek Completes PokerPro Installations on All 22 Ships in Carnival Fleet
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 PokerTek Brings Poker to Montreal and Other Quebec Casinos with 43 PokerPro Tables
- ↑ Wittkowski, Donald (August 18, 2008), "New electronic casino table games stir fears of job cuts, loss of tips" (– Scholar search), The Press of Atlantic City
- ↑ PokerTek Launches Heads-Up Challenge(TM), Ground-Breaking Amusement Game.
- ↑ Harrah's Selects PokerTek as Its Exclusive Supplier for Automated Poker
- ↑ PokerTek Selected as Exclusive Supplier of Automated Poker Tables for Ameristar Casinos,...
- ↑ PokerTek's New Partnership and the PokerPro(TM) System Are Designed to Speed up Live Poker...