Crisis? What crisis? Attendance up at WSOP, defying fiscal woes

Despite initial fears that the financial woes that have hit both sides of the Atlantic — and particularly in Europe, which has witnessed a dramatic reduction in the value of the Euro — attendance at this year’s World Series of Poker has not suffered a decrease. In fact, quite the opposite, with attendance at some events up by anywhere from 5-21%. But perhaps the increased attendance is due to all those lawyers coming to town to sue Harrah’s, the WSOP’s sponsor? Read more.