World Poker Exchange (known by different people by their unofficial acronyms "WPE", "WPX", "WPEX") is a poker room that is run by WSEX (World Sports Exchange), which is one of the biggest sportsbooks around. During the poker boom, from 2003 to 2006, they had the best freerolls on the internet. They technically weren't freerolls - they were a $1 sit-n-go with a $50 first prize. Despite being related to one of the most popular and trusted sportsbooks on the internet, their site only had a small amount of traffic and they usually had only about 100 total ring-game players - mostly at lows limits.
In 2006, WSEX announced that they were making their poker room rake-free. This was done presumably so their poker room would act as a loss leader for their more profitable sportsbook and casino. Although this innovative move was expected to increase their player base, it didn't have much of a positive impact because their lack of marketing, as well as a lack of critical mass to begin with, offset any potential benefits.
WSEX suht down its poker site in 2012. WSEX, the sports betting company, shut down in 2013.
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