InstaDeal signs up Pokerhuis and Gutshot
Two poker rooms sign up as partners, while BuzzPoker and Handbet are added to the Alderney-licensed network.
Pokerhuis and Gutshot Poker have signed up as the newest partners of the InstaDeal network, joining the likes of Pokertube and TerminalPoker.
Dutch-facing Pokerhuis was bought by UK poker community Gutshot within the last year and both have poker rooms on the Enet and Merge networks, having moved from iPoker earlier this year.
Barry Martin, founder and CEO of Gutshot, explains that the move fits into the company’s plans to develop what he describes as “a super-lobby where players can take their pick from tables from various networks.”
The incorporation of InstaDeal alongside Enet and Merge is part of a conscious effort to go down a multi-platform route, and Martin told eGaming Review: “We looked at all the products we thought our players would like and decided on Merge for its liquidity and Enet for its softer cash games. We also wanted a rush-style product and are launching on InstaDeal in the next six weeks.”
A number of other operators and networks have recently launched their own fast-paced poker variants, with PokerStars Zoom coming out of beta last week and Stan James being joined by other Microgaming skins in launching Blaze Poker.
He explained that the partnership is “not just like being a regular skin on a network.” And Gutshot and Pokerhuis will take a more active role in helping InstaDeal develop, building on a strong relationship with the network’s founder – Per Hildebrand – which dates back to Gutshot being one of the first skins on Hildebrand’s 24h Poker network in the early 2000s.
Martin also noted that InstaDeal appealed to Gutshot because “It works very well on mobile devices, even just on a 3G network. We’ve found that more and more of our players are playing on our mobile sportsbook app, and we’ll also be adding casino games from Net Entertainment and Play N Go.
Meanwhile Handbet and BuzzPoker have joined InstaDeal’s fast-paced poker network, where they will sit alongside Pokertube’s Speed Poker among other skins.
InstaDeal, which received a licence from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission two months ago, has revealed in a statement about the new network members that “Both partners are aiming for and investing in a strong mobile gaming experience for their customers.”