Tag: Isle of Man poker tourism
Isle of Man government welcomes ‘poker tourism’
October 17, 2013
BBC – The Manx government has welcomed a gambling tournament which is expected to attract “hundreds” of poker tourists to the island this month. The main festival event, which will be held at the Villa Marina in Douglas, carries a of prize of £500,000. The tournament will be hosted by e-gaming firm, PokerStars, which moved its headquarters to the island in 2005. Head of Isle of Man tourism, Angela Byrne said: “The event will give us a welcome boost for our visitor numbers.” She added: “I believe there could be as many as three to four hundred people coming over…