Reports suggest that Caesars Interactive Entertainment have received bids of around $4 billion.

The WSOP up for sale?

The company behind the World Series of Poker could be up for sale according to a story in the Wall Street Journal.

They reported that Caesars Entertainment Corp, which is in danger of bankruptcy, is considering selling Caesars Interactive Entertainment, the affiliate company which handles their mobile and social gaming products.

It also is the affiliate company which owns the World Series of Poker, both the live event and the linked online poker room.

They have received unsolicited bids of around $4 billion according to these reports. However, the interest is speculated to be in the social and mobile gaming unit, not the WSOP, so it is unknown what the poker festival's role would be in any acquisition.

Elsewhere, if you are looking forward to this year's World Series of Poker, the company are holding an exclusive Town Hall video conference on Twitch this week for fans and players.

You can join in the event on May 19 at 16:00 ET at the WSOP Twitch page.

Barry Carter Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2. Twitter

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