05-05-2007 Online gambling law no threat to poker series

Jeffrey Pollack did wonders for marketing the NBA and NASCAR think in-car camera, and now he's trying to do the same with poker as the commissioner of the World Series of Poker, which kicks off June 1. But he's doing it amid a $17.1-billion private-equity buyout of Series owner Harrah's Entertainment and uncertainty over how a new federal law restricting online gambling will affect the legendary event.