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Poker Network: Microgaming
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Network Size: Large
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Mobile Poker Support: Native Fast Poker Android App
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Available Games Fast Poker: Texas Hold’em, Omaha Hi
- Available Games MPN: Texas, Omaha, Stud, Draw, Razz
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Poker Bonus: €200 Fast Poker + €1000 Regular Poker
- Restricted Countries: USA, Turkey, Denmark, France, Spain, Belgium, Estonia
About iGame
iGame is a fairly new poker site and because it is licensed and regulated in Malta it can offer tax-free games for players within the EEA (European Economic Area). iGame Malta Ltd has been running a network of online gambling sites for couple of years but not too long ago they also launched games under their main brand name iGame. Other iGame Malta Ltd owned brands are 24hcasino, 24hourbingo, 24hpoker, bingohuone, casinohuone and pokerihuone.
iGame boasts that it’s committed in providing desirable, up-to-date gaming software to it’s broad customer base. And to deliver in on the promises they have just recently joined one of the world’s most established online poker networks, the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN). The move to Microgaming from IGT Network will see their player base rise considerably and will make iGame a lot more attractive option for players looking for a new online poker site to play on.
Besides the move to a larger network iGame is an interesting site for their fast-folding poker that is also playable in mobile. The native Fast Poker client for Android was launched in October 2014 and it makes iGame one of the many other online poker sites to launch a fast-folding mobile poker client.
Poker Bonus
- €200 Fast Poker Bonus
- Fast Poker Loyalty Program
- 200% up to a €1000 Regular Poker Bonus
€200 Fast Poker Bonus is available for all new players making their first deposit. You will always get the max. bonus amount no matter how much your first deposit is. The bonus is released in €5 increments for every €25 raked and you have 30 days to to release as much of it as you can before it expires.
Fast Poker Loyalty Program is meant for every player and it has 5 different bonus levels. For every €1 you rake when playing Fast Poker cash games you will get 10Fpp (Fast Poker Points) and when you reach a certain amount of Fpp’s you will get rewarded with a cash prize. The first bonus level comes at 500Fpp and you will get a €5 bonus. When you reach a new bonus level you will also have earned a milestone bonus that is paid in addition to the normal loyalty bonus. All loyalty program bonuses come on the top of your Fast Poker Bonus or winnings from the Porsche Cayman Promotion and none of these are deducted from each other!
200% up to a €1000 Regular Poker Bonus can be claimed on the normal Microgaming Poker client and it is not available in Fast Poker. The bonus is activated on your first deposit of at least €10 and the bonus sum is double your initial deposit amount. Bonus is released in ten same size increments, example. if you take a €100 bonus it will be released €10 amount at a time. You need to rake €5 for every €1 of your bonus to be released so in the scenario mentioned before you would need to rake €50 for every €10 bonus amount.
Software
iGame software and games are split into two different playing pools: Fast Poker and Microgaming Poker.
The state-of-the-art Fast Poker client is developed by Relax Gaming a company which developes and maintains casino-, bingo- and poker software for gaming operators. Relax Gaming’s owners and employees have extensive experience in the online gaming industry and it can be seen on the top notch multi-platform Fast Poker client.
Fast Poker is available as a desktop client or web app for Windows and as a native Android poker app for mobile. The software takes advantage of Adobe AIR runtime system so it needs to be installed before you can start playing. Whether you play from the desktop or in mobile the Fast Poker client delivers one of the best speed poker playing experiences on the market and you are in for a good time.
You can read more about iGame’s Fast Poker for Android from our recent blog post.
Microgaming is iGame’s new regular poker version that is only available as a downloadable Windows client. Microgaming software is not very flashy in graphics details but it usually runs very smoothly and is known to be reliable. All the usual functions from hand histories to player notes, multi-tabling and 4 colour deck are there and even some of more advanced features like auto top-up&auto buy-in. The poker tables are very customizable and one can modify them greatly in detail for their own liking. Microgaming has it’s own fast-folding poker in the name of Blaze Poker and for now it only supports Texas Hold’em cash games up to a very modest €0.10/0.20.
Activity
Player traffic for Fast Poker is still rather low as it’s a new product and the pool is shared only between three different sites: iGame, Unibet and Betsafe. But with some amazing promotions like the Porsche Cayman one and the new Fast Poker client for Android devices, more players will most likely find their way to these speed poker tables in the coming months!
For the regular Microgaming poker network the traffic is ever growing and currently they are ranked as the 10th largest online poker network. Microgaming has been operating since 2003 and it is home for some of the industry’s best-known brands, such as Unibet, Ladbrokes, 32Red and Stan James. Thousands of players in various different poker games can be found here in every hour of the day.
Competition
From our experience the competition in Fast Poker is very soft and surely beatable for a good player. Because the player pool is shared by two large sports betting/casino operators there are always some of those players trying their luck at the new Fast Poker tables.
Microgaming is known to be on the weaker side of competition and because the network doesn’t allow rakeback many pro players tend to avoid playing there. So you should always be able to find rather soft games and there is some money here to be made.
Tournaments
Currently Fast Poker doesn’t have any Sit & Go’s or Tournaments but iGame has promised that they will be made available soon.
On the other hand Microgaming Poker Network is home to over €3 million in monthly guaranteed tournaments and there should be something for everyone. They also host freerolls and satellites to live events like the European Masters of Poker, iGame Open and World Sit’n’Go Masters.
Support
iGame support is always ready to help you 24/7 and they can be contacted using the web form, live chat or by sending an email to support@igame.com.
For the common questions you can look for answers in the General FAQ that is updated regularly.
