Lightning Poker, Inc has acquired Poker Automation, LLC, of La Verne, CA, a privately held company that provides automated poker tables and related systems. "By combining the creativity and technology of two gaming companies we will continue to provide cutting edge game development to the industry," said Brian Haveson, Lightning Poker CEO. The acquisition furthers Lightning Poker's strategy of delivering a multi-faceted gaming platform for worldwide distribution, and accelerates Lightning Poker's rapid growth in California card rooms, the largest Poker market in the world.