The World Poker Tour announced a partnership with leading online payments company Skrill USA Inc., making Skrill the official payment processor of the WPT.
Skrill has been moving money digitally since 2001, and more than 36 million account holders already use Skrill to send and receive money worldwide in 200 countries and 40 different currencies. As the official payment processor of the World Poker Tour, Skrill will interact directly with players and facilitate last-longer competitions at Main Tour events, offer special tournaments on ClubWPT.com like the Skrill $2,000 High Roller, host parties at select WPT events, advertise on WPT episodes and more.
“Skrill is proud to partner with the WPT, the premier name in poker, as part of its monumental breakthrough into the U.S. gaming scene,” said Skrill USA CEO Neil Steinhardt. “Drawing on our experience in the European market, Skrill hopes to increase awareness of our digital wallet among the players, providing them with safe, easy and secure options to cash in and out of games.
“Our deep understanding of the online gaming space from our work to date will help facilitate growth for the gaming industry and improve the online experience for consumers around the world.”
WPT President Adam Pliska added, “With years of experience, key functions like player-to-player transfers, and a strong dedication to the growth of poker in the United States and abroad, Skrill is a great fit with the World Poker Tour. CEO Neil Steinhardt and his team are focused on providing safe and efficient online money transfers for poker players on the digital felt, and on the actual felt at WPT events, our players are sure to enjoy the last-longers and parties facilitated by Skrill.”
Alongside DraftKings, the exclusive daily fantasy sports site of the World Poker Tour, Skrill will host its first party at the upcoming televised WPT Borgata Poker Open.
