WPT Enterprises, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

WPT Enterprises, Inc. to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WPT Enterprises, Inc. (WPTE) today announced that Steven Lipscomb, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and Todd Steele, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at two upcoming investor conferences:

* The Roth Capital Partners 2006 New York Conference at The Westin New
York in Times Square, on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. EDT.
Webcast link: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/roth8/wpte/

* The ThinkEquity Partners LLC 4th Annual Growth Conference at The
Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at
7:30 a.m. PDT. Webcast link: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/tep10/wpte/

In addition, the audio portion of the presentations at both the Roth Capital and ThinkEquity conferences will be webcast and available on the investor relations segment of WPT's Enterprises' website at www.worldpokertour.com.

About WPT Enterprises, Inc.

WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE) is a company engaged in the creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour(R), a television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in the United States and in more than 150 markets globally. With the WPT in its fifth season, WPTE has launched a second series on the Travel Channel, the Professional Poker Tour(TM), which focuses on the play of poker's leading stars. WPT also operates a real-money online gaming website, www.wptonline.com, which prohibits wagers from players in the U.S. and other restricted jurisdictions. WPT Enterprises currently licenses its brand to companies in the business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing, electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games, and giftware. The company is also engaged in the sale of corporate sponsorships. For show information, tools for improving poker play, and other WPT news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:LACO). Photos and media information can be found online at: www.worldpokertour.com/media (WPTEF)

Company Contact: Todd Steele, Chief Financial Officer
323-330-9900
tsteele@worldpokertour.com

Investor Relations Contact: Andrew Greenebaum / Allyson Pooley
Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc.
310-954-1100
agreenebaum@icrinc.com / apooley@icrinc.com

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CONTACT: Todd Steele, Chief Financial Officer of WPT Enterprises, Inc.,
+1- -323-330-9900, tsteele@worldpokertour.com; or Andrew Greenebaum,
agreenebaum@icrinc.com, or Allyson Pooley, apooley@icrinc.com, both of
Integrated Corporate Relations, Inc., +1-310-954-1100, for WPT Enterprises,
Inc.

Web site: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/roth8/wpte

Web site: http://www.worldpokertour.com/media

Web site: http://www.wptonline.com/

Web site: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/tep10/wpte

Web site: http://www.worldpokertour.com/

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