Senior Crypto, PartyGaming execs move to WPT

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EXPERIENCED ONLINE GAMBLING EXECS RECRUITED BY WPT

Goetsch and Malhotra have years of experience

The board of directors at World Poker Tour Enterprises have scored a management recruitment coup this week by persuading two senior and widely experienced online gambling executives to join the WPT ranks.

Andy Goetsch joins as executive vice president of online gaming and Robin Malhotra has been appointed as managing director, international sales and marketing.

Goetsch was previously vice president of poker software development at CryptoLogic and recently helped launch the WPT site on that firm's online poker network. He will be responsible for developing the brand and liquidity of World Poker Tour.com as Executive Vice President of Online Gaming. Goetsch is not only a senior executive with 21 years of experience in strategic planning, technology, finance and mergers and acquisitions, but also an avid poker player with gaming knowledge in both the online poker room environment and consulting for various Internet gaming sites.

Malhotra was international marketing and head of global programming at PartyGaming before moving to Fox Sports, from whence he has joined WPT. He will develop WPT’s content across TV and multimedia platforms as Managing Director - International Sales & Marketing.

“Andy and Robin’s incredible experience inside and outside of the poker industry are major assets that will complement the diverse professional background of the WPT Management team,” said Steve Lipscomb, WPT Founder, President and CEO. “We realize that a healthy and successful business works from the inside out, which is why we continually focus resources toward hiring the best in the business so that we can remain the best in the poker industry.”