French online poker leader opts for anonymous tables

October 28, 2014

Anonymous tables is the latest offering from French online poker leader Winamax, although it is being rather belatedly implemented, because the concept has been attracting growing support from operators since its introduction around three years back. Popular with recreational players, the Winamax version has been dubbed Incognito Tables, but hews to the same concept of […]

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 […]

Winamax Go Fast poker back online and popular

August 6, 2014

WinaMax.fr’s bumpy start to the launch of its fast-fold poker product GO FAST is reportedly a thing of the past as the operator enjoys robust participation rates in the product since its relaunch last week. An impressive 28 percent of WinaMax’s cash game players were playing GO FAST poker this past week compared to 10 […]

Winamax new speed poker game temporarily withdraws

July 30, 2014

French online poker operator Winamax’s launch this week of its fast-fold poker version GO FAST Poker was short lived as the operator pulled the game due to “user-related issues”. GO FAST Poker is the latest of many fast-fold speed poker variants, this one billed as “Poker in top gear”, an ultra quick cash game that […]

French online poker leader to diversify

April 17, 2014

One of the leaders in the dedicated French online poker market, Winamax, is about to branch out into sports betting as part of an initiative to diversify its business. Poker players have always had an affinity with sports gambling, and the cross-marketing opportunities of such a move are clear. In the French context, online sports […]

Winamax reaches its one billionth hand of online poker

March 5, 2014

The French-facing online poker site Winamax joined the billionaire hand club Sunday, giving players $100,000 in promotional cash to mark the run-up to the milestone. In fact, the company went further than the milestone to ensure every cent of its promotional budget went to the players, continuing the promo with an additional 10 milestone hands […]

Winamax joins the billionaire club

February 19, 2014

The popular French online poker enterprise Winamax is gearing up for its one billionth hand, joining a select few companies to have achieved the milestone. The company has set aside Euro 100,000 to promote the achievement, and will be awarding special jackpots at every 100,000 hands leading up to the big deal, commencing at hand […]