March 4, 2016
888Poker has announced that it is making major changes to the way it rewards player loyalty…and in keeping with its recreational player-friendly strategy the new system will favour them over the shark players. The company is removing rakeback facilities and replacing them with a new program branded 888Poker Club, where players will be encouraged to […]
February 28, 2016
888Poker and the World Series of Poker have agreed that the poker provider will again come on board as a sponsor in 2016, securing broad exposure on the WSOP website during the prestigious tournament, particularly around the official live reporting section for the festival, which attracts wide television and live streaming coverage. On an operational […]
December 23, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBpJH5llLg8 The first of a series of three new 888poker television adverts debuts in the UK today (Wednesday) focused on attracting more recreational players to the company’s successful website. Titled “Live the Game”, the presentations each feature the competitive nature of poker players in three environments – a dance-off, diving into a pool and going […]
December 16, 2015
The 888poker network has advised that the Lucky Ace Poker skin is to close this month, shutting down all operations by December 28. Launched in January 28 and initially targeted on the German internet poker market, Lucky Ace developed a wider popularity and now serves Italian, German, Spanish and English poker fans. The first notifications […]
December 2, 2015
888Poker appears to be capitalising on troubles at PokerStars over changes aimed at encouraging a more recreational style of player. Over 2,500 professional and high stakes players started a three-day boycott of PokerStars this week in protest at the changes to the poker giant’s VIP program, with quieter cash game activity an almost immediate result. […]
November 5, 2015
888Poker has ensured that it will be well-represented when the 2015 World Series of Poker main event final table regathers this Sunday, announcing that it has signed sponsorship deals with three of the nine finalists: Joseph McKeehen, Neil Blumenfield and Thomas Cannuli. Detailing the agreements, 888Poker said the three players would wear a triple-eight patch. […]
September 12, 2015
With summer on the wane in the northern hemisphere, the conventional wisdom is that player activity on the virtual poker tables is about to trigger the traditional seasonal boost…and 888Poker is preparing for the eventuality. Last week and this, the internet’s arguably second biggest operator has increased its guaranteed prize pools on 13 of its […]
April 25, 2015
The independent online poker monitor Pokerscout reports that 888Poker is now the second most visited online poker operator in the dedicated Spanish market, reprising its success in the similarly ring-fenced Italian market. Over the past year 888Poker’s Spanish venture has increased its market share from 18 percent to 24 percent, positioning the business second only […]
March 25, 2015
888Poker has entered into a broad sponsorship and content pact with the World Series of Poker (WSOP) becoming the lead sponsor of the 2015 WSOP in Las Vegas and the 2015 WSOP Europe. Under the terms of the deal, outside select territories (United States, British Columbia&Quebec, Canada, Mexico, India, Italy and France), 888Poker will have […]
January 20, 2015
Barely a week after it pooled its players with partner 888Poker (see previous report), CIE’s online poker site WSOP.com has surged to the top of the New Jersey operator leaderboard. According to the usually reliable reportage of independent monitor Pokerscout, the site vaulted over market leader Borgata-PartyPoker, which has retained the leading spot in terms […]