This won't shock you, been a long time coming - Ongame reportedly closing in October

[Bart(UK)]

As per title.

Haven't read full details yet myself and apparantely no date set yet but will likely be sometime next month (October).

A number of skins will no doubt move networks, but it's anticipated many won't and will close their poker rooms.

[avongirl]

Which are the main sites on there, I've lost track?

[PokerWolf1]

Just had a quick google at the list still on the Ongame network and I've only ever played on Paradise Poker and hated it to be fair. Few others I've heard of. Not great to hear things in poker shut down but hopefully it will improve player liquidity elsewhere.

[avongirl]

I was thinking BWin, but I think they already moved.

[Bart(UK)]

Think it includes (or at least used to):

• Redbet
• Inter-poker (closed a short while back?)
• Betsafe (had Ongame & MPN platforms, they're retaining the latter)
• RedKings? (not one I had personally but name rings a bell)

A lot more historically though, members no doubt recall a lot of skins moving to Ongame from various other closing networks over the years, including the likes of Coral at one stage although now settled back on iPoker.

Bwin got bought up by PartyPoker, so assuming they moved to a clone of their software. They can keep my 6p balance, no doubt sucked up by inactivity fees by now

Could really do with a timeline map of the poker networks some day, will perhaps try drawing one up on a rainy day.

I guess that pretty much leaves us with just iPoker & MPN now, with the independents of PokerStars, Party, PKR, Unibet, 888, Sky etc. Sad times.

 

[Bart(UK)]

Alledgedly Yatahay(Winning), Dollaro & Merge networks are all still around, just incredibly quiet or maybe no longer UK facing?