Ladbrokes to Migrate from Microgaming to Ipoker

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Today I found out the news. Ladbrokes to Migrate online poker from Microgaming to iPoker. I'm tired of these transitions from one network to another .And how do you feel about the merger and migration in poker.Too much lately.Is not it?
 
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This is news to me, i have an account on ladbrokes and they hold some good value freerolls. Guess ill be playing them on ipoker now :)
 
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http://pokerfuse.com/news/poker-room-news/ladbrokes-to-join-ipoker-network-12-03/
“Orderly transition” from MPN to iPoker planned as part of wide-reaching new online partnership.In a deepening of its existing relationship with Playtech, Ladbrokes has announced that it will “in due course” move its online poker operation off Microgaming (MPN) and onto Playtech’s iPoker network.

In a press release issued Monday, Ladbrokes confirmed that it will launch Playtech’s “full suite of products over time,” including online poker.

n line with our contractual commitments we will continue to work with Microgaming … until such time as we have agreed an orderly transition,” a spokesperson clarified in a statement to pokerfuse.

Initially Ladbrokes will add a “Vegas” tab to their website and mobile products which will give access to Playtech casino products and games. This will later be joined by online poker, though no timescale has been announced.

Ladbrokes poker is currently one of the most prominent brands on the Microgaming network, operating a dot.com room under Gibraltar license, Ladbrokes.DK in regulated Denmark, and one of the only rooms on Microgaming Spain under its LBApuestas brand.

Online poker has been a declining source of revenues for the company. The shift to iPoker, which has grown recently thanks to the successful courting of high profile brands, aims to reinvigorate the online poker offering.

Industry rumors suggest that this is a move which Ladbrokes has wanted to make for some time, but had been prevented from doing so by Playtech’s close relationship with William Hill, Ladbrokes’ great competitor in the UK market.

Playtech owns 29% of William Hill Online, the joint venture which offers all William Hill’s internet gambling. The venture agreement included non-compete clauses which have hampered Playtech’s access to agreements with William Hill competitors. Disagreements over these clauses have resulted in a fractious relationship between the two companies.

On March 1, William Hill announced that it had decided to exercise its call option to buy Playtech’s stake in William Hill Online. It is funding this with a rights issue which will raise £375m and by borrowing £50m. The total cost of buying Playtech’s shares will be £424m, which places an enterprise value of just under £1.5bn on William Hill Online: 50% of the value of the whole group.
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all rooms are migrating to some new networks, and some ones really cool, other ones i prefer never migrated
 
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Hey guys, could i ask in the future that you don't copy and paste the entire text from pokerfuse articles? It's awesome that you want to share pokerfuse content among Cards Chat readers, but we need to protect our copyright and ask that entire articles aren't reproduced. The first couple of paragraphs and link is fine, just not the full content.

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Hey guys, could i ask in the future that you don't copy and paste the entire text from pokerfuse articles? It's awesome that you want to share pokerfuse content among Cards Chat readers, but we need to protect our copyright and ask that entire articles aren't reproduced. The first couple of paragraphs and link is fine, just not the full content.

Many thanks :)

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The link is posted with it to give you the copyrights to it! I've seen the same news story's word for word on other news sites!
 
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damn I hate this migrations.. bwin, ladbrokes, doxxbet proibably also soon..betfair is also going to migrate.. actually they already have new pokerroom (same software as william hill or Titan Poker I guess)... Whats the point of this migrations?
 
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The link is posted with it to give you the copyrights to it! I've seen the same news story's word for word on other news sites!

Could you let me know which other sites have copied our articles? As we need to follow up and ask them to remove any such copyright infringements.

As I say, with or without a link to the article, I do need to request you don't copy and paste the full text in the future. Thanks!
 
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all rooms are migrating to some new networks, and some ones really cool, other ones i prefer never migrated
Ipoker network is not a new network.

I wonder why poker sites are leaving microgaming to move to Ipoker? Microgaming seems to get decent numbers of players in their tournaments.
 
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Ladbrokes left Microgaming/Prima once before....then came back
 
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When was that?

I know Ladbrokes used to run its own independent poker network, on Microgaming software. In August 2008 they chose to join the main Microgaming player pool, but maintained exclusive tables.
 
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Another poker room in ipoker? I don't like it, because I already have my favorite room in ipoker and you can't play in more ipoker room at the same time.
 
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When was that?

I know Ladbrokes used to run its own independent poker network, on Microgaming software. In August 2008 they chose to join the main Microgaming player pool, but maintained exclusive tables.

All that I can recall without looking up exact history, is that I joined the Prima (predecessor to Microgaming Network) in 2001 and Ladbrokes was part of the network. Then they left to be an independent, then later came back to join the Microgaming Network and have been part of that network since
 
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Another poker room in ipoker? I don't like it, because I already have my favorite room in ipoker and you can't play in more ipoker room at the same time.

lots do though:D
 
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Another poker room in ipoker? I don't like it, because I already have my favorite room in ipoker and you can't play in more ipoker room at the same time.
I don't get why that would make you not like it?
 
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Ipoker is getting saturated... Time to look at some other networks!
 
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i don't suppose Ipoker is USA friendly?
 
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I am a Ladbrokes Player and i really hope this is not true, ipoker is the shittiest network with the worst software ever
 
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iPoker - cannot play in Estonia. But much better tourneys there, than Microgaming.
 
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