The Swedish event & consulting company Pokerevent Sweden AB starts running public live poker tournaments in Sweden. First off is a tournament during the horse race weekend "Elitloppet". It'll be hosted in their premises may 29th and 30th. The decision to start hosting public tournaments is a direct result of the ruling in the court of appeal classing poker as a game of skill.

Pokerevent is Scandinavia's leading event & consulting company in poker. During more than 5 years the company has staged everything from poker schools, private company events, poker cruises, tv-productions and live tournaments around Europe including numerous Swedish championships.

Niclas Lundqvist, CEO:

 “We've been on the starting blocks to host legal tournaments in Sweden for a very long time. We both have very skilled staff plus many years of experience setting up tournaments. We're of course very pleased with the ruling in the court of appeal and our live strategi in now set into action. We're looking forward to running the tournaments during "Elitloppet" and expect sold out events end of may.