Playtech’s iPoker Network exits Polish market

April 27, 2017

Playtech’s iPoker Network has advised its licensees that it will no longer support operations in Poland, adding to the growing exodus of online gambling companies discouraged by a restrictive regulatory regime that permits online casino and poker activity only through the Totalizator Sportowy monopoly and limited sports betting, and a punitively high tax rate of […]

Coral Poker the first with Playtech’s Instant Poker

August 20, 2015

Playtech’s new no-download Instant Poker product has debuted on the Coral Poker site on the iPoker Network, providing players with their first look at the new offering. Coral poker chief Craig Perry said this week the company has prioritised product improvement as part of its omni-channel growth plans, which he said are already delivering strong […]

Playtech iPoker Network merges tiers

August 11, 2015

Playtech’s iPoker Network has re-merged its Tier 1 and 2 player pools, saying an improved focus on recreational players had been achieved following their segregation in September 2012. Today (Tuesday), all players will again have access to SNG and full ring games following the integration of the latest version of iPoker software, a network representative […]

Winamax loses French Sit’n Go court action

October 22, 2014

Online poker operator Winamax’s rights infringement action against Playtech’s Twister product have been dismissed by le tribunal de commerce de Paris. Winamax brought the action against Playtech saying it believed that Playtech’s Twister jackpot sit ‘n go (SNG) product infringed the rights of its own Expresso product. The court dismissed Winamax’s claim saying there is […]

Playtech poker fans can still play in Belgium

May 2, 2014

Playtech may have departed the ring-fenced Belgian online gambling market in a general sense, but its iPoker product apparently remains accessible to Belgian punters through the newly launched Ladbrokes.be website. Licensed by the Belgian Gaming Commission, the Playtech-powered site is in partnership with the Middelkerke Casino-Kursaal NV, one of nine land based casinos in the […]