partypoker has been crowned as the EGR “Poker Operator of the Year” yet again at the EGR Operator Awards 2019 held recently at the Grosvenor House in London on October 24.
This win represents a third consecutive victory for the online poker room in three years.
It won against some of the industry heavyweights like the Stars Group, 888 and the Kindred Group.
partypoker has made some significant changes over the past twelve months from banning HUDs to introducing real name tables; making several software upgrades and hosting the largest online poker tournament—MILLIONS Online.
Thanks to your feedback and incredible support, we were named the Poker Operator of the Year for the third consecut… https://t.co/TG6PbAje6l— partypoker (@partypoker) October 29, 2019
It’s parent company, GVC Holdings not only won the poker operator, but the company has also been crowned the winner for the “Operator of the Year.”
“Tom Waters and his team work 24-7,” said Rob Yong, GVC partner. “I think Stars won it for 10 years before that, so I guess this is some recognition for trying to do things the right way. Let’s hope this translates into continued growth which will mean competition in the online poker space, which is a win for players.”
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The latest promotion at Phil Galfond’s Run It Once Poker is called The Daily Boost, and it is giving players a chance to earn 91% rakeback, The promotion runs daily until November 4 with two boost windows occurring each day. During those windows, players can unlock 20% or 40% extra rakeback that lasts for 24 hours from 18:00 CET.
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3 years, 3 months ago •
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Doug Polk is bringing us a round up of the latest poker news.
Topics include the Battle of Malta topless dealer faux-pas, Presidential candidate Andrew Yang advocating for the legalization of online poker and the World Series of Poker Europe Player of the Year system, as the poker world get fired up over the points system.
Polk has also released a Short Deck Mastery class as part of Upswing Poker — which you can learn all about in the video.
Did anyone else hear the bit where Polk talks about a nude maid service he knows off, as an anecdote? How does he know this? Questions.
Want all the fun of live blackjack but without leaving the house? Then there is a game for you.
NetEnt has launched a new product called Network Branded Casinos to enhance the live casino experience for online players. A newly created blackjack table has been developed that has two standard table as well as one VIP table.
Players will be able to move between tables without having to go back to lobby, streamling the user experience.
The second room that has been developed offers Perfect Blackjack, Roulette and Common Draw Blackjack games. Perfect Blackjack is a game created by NetEnt which sees a RIO of 99.5%.
“The Network Branded Casino from NetEnt Live has a range of quality solutions that suit all types of operators and their objectives,” said Andres Rengifo, Director of NetEnt Live. “The product is fully attuned to their needs, allowing them to benefit from a state of the art live casino product and prioritize what is most important to their brand through new levels of flexibility,”
There are loads of place you can play online blackjack, you can check some of the options on Casino Top 10.
Blackjack is one of those games that takes minutes to learn but a lifetime to master.
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