Microgaming Poker

Microgaming runs an online poker network, known as The MPN. It was formerly known as Prima Poker or the Microgaming Poker Network. Its software allows players to play multiplayer poker games such as Texas hold 'em and five and seven card stud poker against real people in real-time. The MPN was the first online poker network to offer Anonymous. The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) has been around for the best part of 10 years and at one point back in 2005 was one of the top poker networks in Europe. Back then it was known as the Prima network and was the first home of high stakes cash games, featuring the likes of Johnny “badip” Lodden and Patrik Antonius among others.

Microgaming Skins Still Operating – Last Updated February 2021

During it’s peak times when it was still open to players in the United States, the Microgaming network had seemingly endless numbers of skins. However, after it left the US market, it lost a large number of their big partners including a large number of US friendly sportsbook operators. More recently it has lost two of it’s biggest partners – Ladbrokes and Unibet who have both chosen to leave MPN for pastures new.

The network is now made up of less than 30 different sites, all of which are listed in the table below. My rankings are based on a number of factors. These include safety and security, speed and reliability of cashouts, reputation in the industry, customer support and overall levels of trust associated with the company. Sites I have marked as n/a are ones where I have not played yet, though I am in the process of signing up and playing there. A small selection of others are restricted to specific countries, with ring-fenced player pools. I’m based elsewhere in Europe, so unfortunately cannot provide an accurate review or rating of those sites at this moment in time.

• Betway Poker
• Malta
• A+
• 200% up to €750

• 2
• 32 Red Poker
• Gibraltar
• A+
• Bonus up to $1000

• Betsson Poker
• Malta
• A
• Bonus up to €1000

• 4
• Betsafe Poker
• Malta
• A
• Bonus up to €1000

• Triobet Poker
• Malta
• A
• Bonus up to €1000

• 6
• Grosvenor Poker
• Alderney
• B
• 200% up to £700

• Nordic Bet Poker
• Malta
• B
• Bonus up to €1000

• 8
• Dhoze Poker
• Malta
• B
• 200% up to €1000

• Cool Hand Poker
• Malta
• B-
• 200% up to €200

• 10
• Red Star Poker
• Curacao
• B-
• 200% up to $1000

• BetMotion Poker
• Curacao
• C+
• No Bonus

• 12
• Pokerihuone
• Malta
• C*
• 100% up to €1000

• PAF Poker
• Aland
• C
• No Bonus

• 14
• Jennings Poker
• Malta
• C
• 100% up to €100

• PokerLoco
• Malta
• D
• 100% up to $1000

• 16
• Golden Tiger Poker
• Kahnawake
• D
• 50% up to $200

• 188Bet Poker
• Isle of Man
• D
• No Bonus

• 18
• Poker Rewards
• Kahnawake
• D
• 50% up to $200

• GNUF Poker
• Malta
• D
• 200% up to $750

• 20
• Mansion88 Poker
• Philippines
• F
• 100% up to $200

• Stan James Poker
• Gibraltar
• F
• 200% up to $1250

• 22
• Olybet Poker
• Estonia
• n/a

• Adjara Bet Poker
• Georgia
• D**
• 100%

* Pokerihuone are part of the iGame group who own 24hPoker. They are very safe, but target Finnish players specifically.
** Adjarabet is a Georgian site. Like Win2day, they use MPN software but the player pool is different.

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A Network with Many Intertwined Sites and Connections to Casino Operators

To most people the above table may seem to be a long list on unconnected sites. However, many of these sites are closely related to each other or are owned by the same company. For example, the Bettson Group own Betsson, Nordic Bet and Trio Bet.

PokerRewards and GoldenTigerPoker are both owned by the Rewards Casino Group.

Poker Time are part of the Fortune Casino Group who previously ran RoyalVegas Poker.

Similarly, Betway and GNUF are related to the Wagershare casino group who previously operated Spin Palace Poker.

Last but not least, Cool Hand Poker are part of the Referback Group who also run a large number of online casinos. If you know of any more relationships between MPN skins, fire me an email via the contact us page.

List of Former MPN and Microgaming skins that are closed or operating on a different network or platform

• 10A1 Poker – Former Spanish facing brand of Stan James.
• 123Poker – A very old skin they now seem to be in the horse racing game.
• 180Bets Poker – Closed down.
• 180Poker – Have a site online, but looks very shady.
• 24h Poker – One of the longest serving sites on the MPN and Microgaming networks, 24h Poker closed it’s doors in 2017 to join forces with Unibet.
• 5050 Poker – Went broke in 2012, players lost alot of money, being paid 15c per dollar owed.
• 5Dogs Poker – An ex prima poker skin.
• Ace Flush Poker – This skin was once called “RakebackPoker”. Long gone now.
• Alfa Poker – Russian skin with a very bad reputation that closed around 2012.
• Apostouganhou Poker – Now part of BetMotion.
• Apuestas Poker – Spanish facing skin that is now closed.
• AspinallsPoker – Closed.
• AztecRiches Poker- Closed in 2014.
• Atlas Poker – Another extremely old Prima skin, was bought by ChilliPoker.
• Balkan Bet – Sister site of EFbet, no longer offer poker.
• Bet Hold’Em Poker – Acquired by Bodog many years ago.
• BetEd Poker – Well known US sportsbook that went bust and stiffed players.
• BetInternet Poker – Closed down.
• Betshop – Now a sportsbook and casino only.
• BetonBet Poker – Bankrupted in 2009.
• BetonUSA Poker – Scammed players previously. Still in operation today as a sportsbook and poker site on the Merge network.
• BetVictor Poker – Poker arm of one of the biggest UK bookies, they were one of the original European online poker sites with incarnations on Tribeca, iPoker and the MPN networks. They shut up shop in June 2017.
• Big Dollar Poker – Extremely old poker site that was started in the 1990s but have since closed.
• Boyle Poker – Now part of the iPoker network, poker arm of large Irish bookies.
• Carlos Poker – Thrown off iPoker for illegal rakeback deals they were purchased and merged with Unibet.
• Captain Cook Poker – Small site now a spammy casino affiliate portal.
• Cirsa Poker – Spanish operator rebranded as Sportium, now on iPoker’s Spanish network.
• Code Poker – Domain is now for sale.
• Colosseum Poker – Now a spam site.
• Crazy Poker – Closed in 2011.
• DiamondBet – Merged with a casino operator VideoSlots.com, no longer offer poker.
• Digibet – Poker room is closed, now just offer sports betting and casino games.
• Doyles Room – Well known brand endorsed by poker legend Doyle Brunson, was on numerous networks but is now closed.
• Dream Poker – Shut down several years ago.
• EFBet – formerly traded as BalkanBet, Bulgarian focused site no longer offering poker.
• EuroLinx – Scam site that stole a boat load of players money.
• GameBookers.com Poker – Now part of the BwinParty Group.
• The Gaming Club – Redirects to GamingClub.com.
• GFKPoker.com – Formerly dealt cards as Ghost Face Killah Poker but is now a personal blog.
• Golden Riviera Poker – Was a sister site of Golden Riviera Casino, however the poker room is now closed.
• Grand Bay Poker – Member of the Grand Prive Casino Group, long closed.
• GutshotGaming.com – Have moved network several tines including stints on iPoker and Merge. Now on InstaDeal.
• iGame.com – Owner of 24hPoker, only offers casino games on their site now.
• iBetPoker – no information available.
• Intertops Poker – Huge company now part of the Revolution Network.
• Ladbrokes – Left to join the iPoker network.
• Maria Poker – Sister site of Carlos Poker and Maria Bingo it was also acquired by Unibet.
• MMPoker – I’d actually never heard of this site before.
• Nine.com – Now promoting domain name sales.
• Pkr – One of the oldest online poker sites that revolutionised 3d play, Pkr filed for bankruptcy in April of 2017.
• Poker333 – Another poker site with ties to the Spin Palace Group.
• PokerArena.com – Now a parked domain.
• Poker Heaven – Now part of Betsafe.
• PokerHost – Moved to Merge and is now on the Equity Poker network.
• Poker Metro – Old skin belonging to the Vegas Partner Lounge Casino group. Shup up shop in 2009.
• PokerShare – Opened in 2007 and closed in 2014.
• Pokertime – closed in December 2016
• Purple Lounge – Joined the Entraction network in 2012 and subsequently went broke.
• RedNines.com – Closed several years ago, domain is currently for sale.
• Royal Vegas Poker – Part of the Fortune Casino group, they merged with PokerTime in 2010.
• Roxy Poker – Offer play money poker still. Sister website of Roxy Palace casino.
• Samvo – Temporarily closed down, only offering telephone betting service.
• SpinPalace Poker – Part of the Spin Palace Casino group, closed down in Feb 2013.
• SportsInteraction Poker – large Canadian focused site now on the iPoker network.
• Stans Poker – Former name of StanJames who are all still a leading MP site.
• Tell Poker – DiamondBet sister site that also merged with casino operator.
• Thunderluck Poker – Acquired by PokerTime in 200.
• ToBet – Merged with Betsafe.
• Unibet – huge site who left to create their own network in Feb 2014.
• Virtual City Poker – Part of Brightshare casino group, poker room is closed.
• VIP.com – US facing sportsbook that went out of business, closely tied to Gtbets – no poker available.
• Win2day.be Poker – Closed, website says it will be launching something new.

The Tusk Gaming scandal was one of the biggest thefts in online poker history. 28 skins who were then part of the Prima network (then became Microgaming and now MPN), stole a boat load of players money after going broke. The full list of skins is below:

Tusk Skins

• Arctic Poker
• Atomik Poker
• Battlefield Poker
• Berserk Poker
• Bet Road Poker
• Caya Poker
• CPT Gaming Poker
• Daily Poker
• Dave’s Poker Room
• Euro Poker – not related to the current site europoker.com
• Flush Draw Poker
• GoHard Poker
• Grand Central Poker
• Hetman Poker
• Hot Pepper Poker
• Ice Bear Poker
• Loose Games Poker
• Mr Urban Poker
• Off The Rail Poker
• Poker.ie
• Poker Seas
• Poker Sweden
• Privy Poker
• Raw Poker
• Red Nines
• Royal Card Club
• TilttAA Poker
• Will Bet Poker

Today, the history of the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) came to an end. As expected, most of its poker rooms migrated to iPoker Network. In this article, we share detailed information about the new deals on our site for rooms that have switched networks.

Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) no longer exists

Online games play for real money. On May 19, 2020, an important chapter in the history of online poker ended. MPN announced its closure eight months ago, and the process ended yesterday in the best possible way for players, and even all jackpots were returned to players.

Yesterday, the following message was posted on the official Twitter profile of the network:

We want to highlight the professionalism of how Microgaming handled the entire process.

New deals on iPoker Network

Most MPN rooms decided to migrate to iPoker Network. Unfortunately, some gaming companies followed the path of Microgaming and closed their rooms, for example, the British site 32 Red.

From May 19, 2020, the largest MPN skins will continue to operate on iPoker Network. These include two rooms with the best rakeback deals for our players: RedStar Poker and Guts Poker.

Playtech also signed deals with the Betsson Group, a holding of three poker sites that serve Northern European countries.

New Guts Poker rakeback deal for WPD players:

1. 100% first deposit bonus up to €1,000 which gives 30% rakeback;
2. Direct access to the highest level of the loyalty program with a fixed 30% rakeback;
3. Reload bonuses up to €500, giving 10% rakeback;
4. Private monthly rake races with €30k in prizes.

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During the wagering time of the first deposit bonus, the total rakeback will be 50%+, and after that, the average will be 40%+.

New RedStar Poker rakeback deal for WPD players:

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1. 200% first deposit bonus up to €2,000, available to all players in the room, giving 10% rakeback;
2. Upgrade to the highest level of the VIP program that gives 35% fixed rakeback. Important note! Players must exchange points themselves; all unused points will be burned at the end of the month;
3. Reload bonuses up to €300, giving 5% rakeback.

The total rakeback during the wagering time of theFDB will be 45%+, and after that, it will decrease to 40%+.

Is iPoker ready for the traffic boost?

iPoker Network has long been close to the TOP10 of poker sites in traffic. Now, in the first few hours after the merger, the traffic increased from 1,900 to 2,300 players. Playtech has surely adapted its servers and platforms, such as the influx of traffic.

Of course, only after a few weeks traffic will stabilize, and let's not forget that in June the network will welcome two big sites: BestPoker and Optibet Poker. Therefore, in 2020 iPoker will go toe-to-toe with Winning Poker Network and even partypoker.

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