WSOPE是在世界系列扑克锦标赛国际扩张的第一阶段。

　　这正好与哈拉斯娱乐推进世界大赛相结合，在2004年形成购买的权利系列。

　　该公司决定进军欧洲的世界扑克系列的专营权，之后购买国际狮子会，有五十年经营权，包括莱斯特广场和伦敦附近的型男赌场。

　　由于美国和欧洲的赌场之间的风格差异，世界扑克锦标赛专员杰弗里·波拉克说，2007年欧洲世界系列扑克前，它会设置既独特又适当的风格。

　　现在已经在欧洲扑克锦标赛举行很多主要赛事，但是波拉克举赢得作为一个主要的WSOPE drawcard的一个世界扑克系列锦标赛手镯的威信。

　　2007年，Harrah宣布在线和离线游戏公司有史以来最大的协议，他们将会与一个重要的在线游戏公司结盟。

　　同年，美国法律禁止在WSOP接受网上赌博公司的资金，这将意味着它不能识别在线活动的预选赛。然而，欧洲扑克世界系列赛将会受到不同的法律管制。

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　　World Series of Poker Europe History

　　The WSOPE is the first phase in the international expansion of World Series of Poker tournaments.

　　This coincides with Harrah's Entertainment looking to advance the World Series after buying the rights to the Series in 2004.

　　The company decided to expand the World Series of Poker franchise into Europe after buying LCI, which operates Fifty, Leicester Square and The Sportsman casinos around London.

　　Because of the difference in style between American and European casinos, WSOP Commissioner, Jeffrey Pollack, said before the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe that it would have a "style and flair both unique and appropriate to the setting."

　　There are already many major poker tournaments in Europe, but Pollack cites the prestige of winning a World Series of Poker bracelet as a major drawcard for the WSOPE.

　　In 2007, Harrah's announced an alliance with a major online gaming company in the largest ever agreement between an online and offline gaming company.

　　In the same year, American laws prohibited the WSOP from accepting money from online gambling companies, meaning it cannot recognise qualifiers from online events anymore. However, the World Series of Poker Europe will not be bound by the same laws.