WSOP Getting into Books, Magazine Business?
That’s a question-mark, not a statement of fact. In fact … I just happened to be talking the other day with someone who works with the WSOP and asked: How ’bout WSOP: The Coffee Table Book? Surely you guys are familiar the success of Hot Chicks with Douchebags, right? Seems very apropos to poker …
The answer in the negative was, C’mon, Dan, you’re no Michael Craig time and money, dude. Fair enough, but maybe I was on to something, as just three weeks ago Harrah’s filed a trademark application for the phrase “World Series of Poker” to be theirs as it pertains to:
Books featuring information, news, and entertainment related to gaming and the game of poker; magazines featuring information, news, and entertainment related to gaming and the game of poker
Kevin Mathers says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:20am
I can’t see WSOP: The Magazine working all that well, unless they’re looking to expand outside Vegas and Europe.
DanM says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:03am
Interesting … because you can see they definitely are seeking the trademark for international paper products.
But really, I suspect it’s more of a defensive move, so they can go after anyone trying to sell something similar.
Mean Gene says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:07am
They only filed the trademark three weeks ago? You mean I could’ve started a magazine called “World Series of Poker!” and packed it full of, say, Japanese fetish porn? The dream was THAT CLOSE to fruition…
DanM says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:44am
I was so ready to be your senior editor, Gene.
Poker Shrink says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:49pm
“Japanese Fetish Porn” is that like a double redundancy.
DanM says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:54pm
It’s our future, dude!