Online Poker Rooms PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com Jump Ship
Tweet ShareFebruary 5, 2010 by Mike Ferguson · 1 Comment
In a move that could boost the fortunes of the Merge Gaming Network, online poker sites PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com announced this week that they would be leaving the Cake Poker Network to join Merge by mid-April.
In press statements released on Thursday, it was revealed that the move of PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com from the Cake Poker Network to the Merge Gaming Network would occur by mid-April.
Anthony Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of Merge Gaming, offered this assessment of the move, “This deal will bring massive liquidity to the network and see the online poker industry landscape change overnight. We are delighted to sign such an established partner to the network, it’s through our great software and superior backend we are able to attract a group of this size to the network.”
The Merge Network stands to gain a much-needed increase in player Traffic as the two online poker sites migrate their players to the new network. Some industry experts have calculated a gain of 4-5 times current player numbers, though any figures are sheer speculation at this point.
Earlier this week there had been rumors that Jazette Enterprises, the parent organization behind PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com, had purchased the Merge Network outright, those rumors were laid to rest as a result of this week’s announcement.
Anchored by flagship online poker site Carbon Poker, the Merge Network except players from the United States and features a variety of sites such as ACED, Iron Duke, Poker Nordica, and Reefer Poker.
Missing from the announcement was any information as to why the Jazette sites were leaving the Cake Poker Network.
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