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bwin Summary

Through almost a decade as a flagship poker room on the Ongame Network, bwin developed a brand name that is not only one of the most recognizable in Europe but the world. In 2011 they joined Party Gaming and created one of the most powerful merger’s in online poker’s history, propelling the network to the top of the traffic rankings. With bwin’s migration to the Party Gaming platform the poker room combines their winning brand recognition with some of the best software in the industry, which players can enjoy via a regular Windows version and Instant Play (Windows and Mac) as well as a mobile device. Party Gaming does not allow rakeback but bwin will continue to offer players competitive bonuses, VIP program and standard Party Gaming promotions that players have enjoyed for years on the network. If you have already an account at bwin or Party Poker, you can still join the site where you are not registered and take advantage of the FreePokerPortal.com offer.

The Party Poker Network has placed some restrictions on access that winning players have to the full pool of players. Some players that have shown a pattern of winning have been placed in a tier that does not have access to players that are long term losers.

bwin along with Party Poker are on the Party Gaming Network, currently the sixth largest poker network in the world, with over 3,000 players on the network during peak times. Given the poker room’s high traffic, players can find games running at a variety of games including Hold’em, Omaha and even Stud. In addition to these standard games, players can enjoy unique games such as Double Hold’em and Fast Forward. Double Hold’em deals three hold cards while Fast Forward is the poker rooms answer to the popular fast-fold games which allow players to immediately fold their hand and be dealt new cards on a new table. If you are tournament player, you wont be disappointed with the selection. They offer over $10 million a month in guaranteed tournaments including weekly $300,000 guaranteed tournaments on Sunday and $1 million guaranteed guarterly. The network is also well known for their selection of satellites to live events such as the World Series of Poker.

New players at bwin are greeted with a 100% up to $500 first deposit bonus, which can be earned at ring games and tournaments when earning 6 Poker Points per $1 of bonus money, 3000 when clearing the entire bonus. Because Poker Points are earned at a rate of 2 Poker Points per $1 of rake, players receive the equivalent of 33% rakeback when clearing the bonus, a nice introductory rate that helps players propel up the ladder of the VIP program, where additional cash rewards can be earned. Bonuses release in $10 increments and expire after 60 days.

Party Gaming does not allow rakeback so the primary rewards system at bwin is the VIP program called b’inside. The more you play at bwin, the more you will be rewarded. Once you accumulate a certain number of Status Points/Market Points at bwin during the month, your Market Pointscan be used to purchase merchandise, bonuses and raffle tickets. Players can exchange Market Points for up to 1,000 euro in bonus each month.

Players can deposit to bwin in a variety of ways. Party also guarantees fast cashouts with certain methods. E-wallets such as Neteller, Skrill (Moneybookers), Click2pay are popular favorites for players in many different regions, as players can deposit and withdraw through a single method. Credit and Debit cards such as Visa and Mastercard are also widely accepted. A wide variety of options are also available for specific countries. For example, Webmoney is a popular payment method in Russia. If you are based in Germany or Austria, check out Paysafecard or Giropay. Many players also are given the choice of withdrawing via a Bank Wire or Bank Transfer. Players are accessed a charge of 3 euros and 3% on all withdrawals.