Most people think of Party Poker as a standalone room, but it's actually the lead room on a small network of sites. To learn more about the Party Poker Network (also known as the Party / bwin Network), keep reading for details on how the network operates, the games and promotions offered at Party Poker Network rooms and finally a complete list of the sites that share the network.

Those who are new to the idea of a poker network should refer to our overview of online poker networks before reading on. The Party / bwin Network is made up of just a handful of rooms, with Party Poker and bwin Poker leading the pack. Other recognizable names include Empire Poker and WPT Poker. The rooms all use the same software and have a common player pool.

Welcome to bwin Poker, where you can play the best tournaments and cash games across popular poker games like Texas Hold'em and Omaha – all online from the comfort of your home! Bwin poker offers micro stakes and pot limit poker, all the way up to high stakes no limit within one brilliant platform. Play poker online, anytime, anywhere. Take our software tour and check out everything partypoker has to offer, including Missions, Achievements and exciting game formats like fastforward poker. Best of all, our mobile poker app allows you to take your game on the go, so whether you’re just building your bankroll or participating in a major series of tournaments, you’ll always have the.

Party Poker was at one point the largest poker site in the world. It no longer holds that title, but the room - and therefore, the network that it fronts - remains a powerful force in the industry. WIth enough traffic to maintain a spot in the top three, Party draws raves from customers for excellent game selection, high-quality customer service and efficient, secure banking choices.

Updated – July 1, 2019: Bwin is now legal in the United States but only within New Jersey and Delaware. Both Bwin and Party Poker have been purchased by GVC Holdings but are expected to operate separately.

At this current time, Bwin does not accept all American Players. Please view our poker sites reviews page or go directly to www.IgnitionCasino.eu – it has the most US players according to traffic statistical data from Alexa, forums, and my personal views from the past 10+ years.

In 2016, GVC Holdings purchased Bwin.Party for $1.6 billion after many-many months of negotiations.

Bwin’s US History Line

Bwin Et Party Poker

Bwin.com, which is not accepting all US citizens (aside from those mentioned above in 2 states), is an Australia based online gambling company which holds a plethora of gambling licenses, including ones issued by the governments of the UK, France, Italy, Gibraltar, Austria, Croatia, Mexico, and the United States.

In July 2010 a bill, HR2267, proposed the legalization and regulation of online poker in the US which passed the US House Representatives Financial Services Committee by a 41-22 vote. Shortly after, Bwin.com and PartyGaming (the company behind PartyPoker.com) announced plans to merge. This merger saw the merged company traded on the London Stock Exchange, where overnight they become the world’s largest publicly traded online gambling company. Many believe this merger was in part of each company’s preparation strategy to return to the US based online poker.

Bwin Poker Gr

Bwin and PartyPoker are no strangers to the US market. In fact, from 2002 to late 2006, Bwin’s Ongame network was the world’s largest network, while PartyGaming’s PartyPoker.com was the largest independent poker site. Each company was forced out of the US market by their shareholders due to the passing of anti-gaming legislation in late 2006 by unscrupulous Congressmen and Senators (specifically, but not limited to: Jim Leach, Robert Goodlatte, Bill Frist, and Jon Kyl) using a tactic known as “midnight drop”. If you’re not familiar with this tactic, late in the evening hours on the day Congress was set to adjourn for elections, anti-gambling legislation was inserted into a must pass and totally unrelated bill. The Senate, not even having time to vote on the bill, as this is how late it was added, had a statement already prepared that they had agreed to it by unanimous consent; so as soon as it passed the House late that final evening of the Congressional session, it was there ready to be signed into law by the President.

Bwin Poker Usa

While the mistakes of the past can not be erased, they can be fixed. Due to demands from millions of members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), who were perhaps speaking for the some odd 50 million poker players in the US expressing outrage for Congress’s 2006 actions, Congress finally acted. HR 2267 passed the full House and the Senate, and was signed into law by the President. Industry members and operators saw US licensed poker become a reality in 2013. PartyGaming and Bwin merging made perfect sense, as each company positioned themselves to take advantage of this opportunity.

Bwin Party Poker Network

US Shutdown Forces a Merger

PartyGaming and Bwin each bring big name brand potential to the table. PartyGaming brings PartyPoker, the largest US friendly poker site from 2002 to late 2006, and Bwin which has been one of the largest poker networks at certain times. The brand recognition each company has to offer, combined with the networking capabilities Bwin brings to the table, moves each company into a much better position to take over their previous roles as the world’s largest online poker site and largest online poker network. To learn more on this Party/Bwin topic, see our page on US PartyPoker; and for more information in general, browse any of the pages of our site. In the meantime, there are still plenty of large sites accepting US players, please see our homepage.