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shir
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Posted: 2010-01-08 13:31
Online gambling website Pokerstars.com will sponsor the Masters, which breaks off on Sunday at Wembley having signed a last minute one-year deal.
Chairman of World Snooker, Barry Hearn said: "There’s been a lot of gloom around snooker so it’s a relief to have a sponsorship deal done. The Masters didn’t have a sponsor on it, so thankfully someone has come in at the last minute.
“Pokerstars are a major company and the biggest online operator in the poker industry. It’s potentially a good partnership for World Snooker, and although it’s only a one-year deal, we’ve got a credible brand name on board.
“It's very difficult to do a three-year deal with the event starting on Sunday but hopefully they will share our enthusiasm and we can sit down to talk about a longer deal afterwards.”
The value of the deal has not yet been announced, but is believed to be worth less than sponsorship for previous ranking events.
Hearn said: “I can’t go into details, but the deal is an expectable amount of money.
“I think the sponsorship is worth a lot more but it’s up to us to prove our worth to people on the back of the TV ratings for the event.
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Buckster_uk
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Posted: 2010-01-08 15:05
Cool, certainly beats Pukka Pies! 
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Administrator
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Posted: 2010-01-08 15:10
Don't diss the pies! 
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adolf
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Posted: 2010-01-08 15:11
first puka pies now poker stars !! whats next ??
i can see it " THE NETTO WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIPS "
snookers had it if you ask me
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shir
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Posted: 2010-01-08 15:13
what's wrong with PokerStars???
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cueman
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Posted: 2010-01-08 15:25
lol
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ashawthing
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Posted: 2010-01-08 18:30
On 2010-01-08 15:11 , adolf Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! first puka pies now poker stars !! whats next ??
i can see it " THE NETTO WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIPS "
snookers had it if you ask me A UK based "World Snooker" circuit may have had it, but a worldwide circuit with events in many different countries has definitely got potential
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