Harrah’s Establishes Player Advisory Council for WSOP

“Harrah’s is recognized worldwide for outstanding customer service and we’re going to bring even more of that spirit to the World Series of Poker,” said Jeffrey Pollack, commissioner of the World Series of Poker and vice president of sports and entertainment marketing for Harrah’s. “Working with the Players Advisory Council and the outstanding operations team at the Rio, we are going to make a great tournament even better and send a clear ‘player first’ message.”

Pollack said the council will soon be expanded to include a non- professional player. The panel will meet regularly with Pollack and other Harrah’s executives to provide input on a wide range of issues related to the World Series of Poker…

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Wed, January 11th, 2006

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