Thursday, January 06, 2005

Anheuser-Busch sponsors World Poker Tour

Anheuser-Busch Inc. has agreed to sponsor the 2004-2005 season of the World Poker Tour, the tour's parent company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

West Hollywood, Calif.-based WPT Enterprises (NASDAQ: WPTE) said in the brief filing it completed the deal, dated last June, with A-B Tuesday.

The current season of the World Poker Tour, which airs on the Travel Channel, runs through April 23.

St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (NYSE: BUD), the largest domestic brewer, manufactures and recycles aluminum cans and operates theme parks.

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