The World Poker Store Inc. Brings the Bar Poker League to Germany

LAS VEGAS, NV -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/07/08 -- The World Poker Store (PINKSHEETS: WPKS), with corporate offices in St. Paul, MN, formally announces the launch of its European division of The Bar Poker League with the signing of a Bar Poker League license agreement in Germany. As the company continues to develop its international poker league Germany has joined China and the United States as official host countries to the league taking part in the world wide growth of the sport of poker. The company is currently in negotiations with several online poker groups to sponsor the league in Germany and is also actively seeking additional licensees and sponsors for multiple countries in Europe. In an effort to standardize poker play throughout Europe and Asia, the Bar Poker League has also partnered with the Federation Internationale De Poker Association (FIDPA), adopting their international poker rules and tournament guidelines for the league's international tournament operations. With tournaments in Germany scheduled to start in May of 2008, the company expects to launch with up to 100 German host venues and continue to expand throughout the year with hopes to grow the league by well over 100,000 members by December. "We are very excited to work with our German licensees, sponsors and host venues to expand our international league and offer the entertainment of Texas Hold 'em and the world wide competition our program brings," said World Poker Store CEO Chuck Chastain. The Bar Poker League and The World Poker Store's website www.theworldpokerstore.com hosts a community of poker players from all over the world and tracks league points, reward points and standings for live tournament play held in bars, restaurants and hotels. With operations in Holland and now launching the league in Germany, The World Poker Store and The Bar Poker League will now look to other European countries to add to its European poker division.

With offices in St. Paul, MN, Fort Myers, FL, Federal Way, WA, Amsterdam, NL and Shenzhen, China. The World Poker Store Inc. continues to bring Free Texas Hold 'em and World Class poker entertainment to the masses. WPKS hosts a world wide poker community on its website www.theworldpokerstore.com and continues to add new player members while offering retail poker merchandise for purchase online. Currently running hundreds of tournaments per week, WPKS offers a live, face-to-face poker tournament experience without the risk of gambling and continues to bring the game of Texas Hold 'em to an ever growing community of poker enthusiasts through its bar league, charitable and corporate events, retail stores and its international entertainment club "Palace."

This press release contains information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results described within the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information provided herein represents the Company's estimates as of the date of the press release, and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's estimates to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates of its future financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

CONTACT: GREG NEEDHAM PHONE: 612-749-0262 EMAIL: greg@theworldpokerstore.com

2008-04-07 18:41:08 0330108 MARKETWIRE