Sportingbet to Join Ongame Poker Network

Choice to be given to Paradise Poker players It was announced this week by the Ongame online poker network that online gambling group Sportingbet, which owns ParadisePoker.com, will join its global poker network in the second half of 2011, thus enhancing player liquidity on the network and bringing the recreational players that Ongame is actually targeting. The deal with Ongame will provide Sportingbet with an opportunity to offer its players to play on Ongame network, in addition to GTechG2's International Poker Network. Ongame's network involves some impressive brands, such as those owned by Betfair, bwin, Betsson, Unibet, PAF, EuroSport, Bet24 and Gioco Digitale. What Ongame offers is a unique business model that measures each player's contribution to the poker network in real-time and rewards each operator accordingly. It was stated by David Pittel, managing director of Ongame Network: “With Sportingbet we are building on our position as the premier choice for sportsbook operators. Sportingbet not only brings us increased liquidity and reach in further markets, but more importantly they share our view of poker. We are really looking forward to working with them.” According to Poker Manager at Sportingbet, Ben Freeman, "Ongame has a great track record as a poker partner for major sportsbook brands. We are impressed by their approach to network ecology and we're excited to widen our offering with increased liquidity and better promotions to our players."
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