5050poker leaves Microgaming network
Players on Malta-licensed skin were limited to two tables at one time " accuses provider of "violating former pretenses".
Malta-licensed Microgaming skin 5050poker has been suspended by the network with immediate effect, citing breach of contract, just days after its parent company 5050 Poker Holding issued a statement with regards to the software provider’s imposition of table caps.
Earlier this month players on the site were limited to two tables at any one time, a reduction from the previous maximum of 10, with 5050poker saying in a statement that it “Believes that the measure is yet another example of several discriminatory measures taken by Microgaming in order to get rid of unwanted gaming operators (whose players mostly belong to the category winning players).”
Microgaming has issued a notice explaining that “The directors of 5050Poker Ltd have been aware of the breach since 14 June 2012,” adding that “Game play will be reinstated once the breach is satisfactorily rectified.” However an email from 5050poker to its players indicates that it has left the network.
A spokesperson for Microgaming was unable to confirm or deny this when contacted by eGaming Review this morning.
5050poker’s casino and bingo offerings, also powered by Microgaming, have not been affected by the suspension of its poker product.
5050poker is the second Microgaming skin to leave the network in recent months, after Purple Lounge moved its poker offering to the IGT Poker network in January. That move followed the inauguration of the software provider’s Network Management Board, described by head of network games Lydia Melton as controlling three key aspects: promotional policies and penalties the development roadmap, and the operational running of the network.
The NMB was consulted over the impending introduction of Microgaming’s new “True Value” rake model, set to come into force on 1 July.