Online poker rooms and online casinos are becoming more and more influential.  Not just on the Internet, but in the world of gambling as a whole.  Pokerari.com has announced a first.  The Malta-licensed site has announced its honor of being the first site to offer qualifying tournaments for Events 49 through 53 of the upcoming World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2008, in none other than the gambling Mecca of Las Vegas.

The only recently launched site stated that despite the immense popularity gained by WSOP Main Event qualifiers in last few years, most poker players are starting to find the odds of winning a $12,000 package very slim.  This is especially true for players with more modest bankrolls.

“Pokerari.com has stepped forward to fill the niche and has started offering online qualifiers for WSOP 2008 events 49, 51, 52 and 53,” said Toby Clarke, Pokerari.com spokesperson.

“The fact that these side events have a buy-in almost ten times smaller than the Main Event gives players reasonable odds for winning the package even if they enter the lowest, $1.10 satellite or one of two weekly free roll-type satellites.”

Pokerari.com intends to hold its WSOP qualifiers every day before ending with a $100 Grand Finale on June 1, 2008.

“So far Pokerari.com is the only online card room offering satellites to these popular events and we are planning to send at least three players to this year’s WSOP in Pokerari.com colors,” said Clarke.

Online casinos are not settling for the status of being a simple alternative in the gambling world.  These efforts by Pokerari.com mark the ambition of online casinos and poker rooms to be a competitive force and a permanent fixture in the gambling industry.