Wild Poker Takes Poker Up Concept into the Social Gaming Space Wild Poker Takes Poker Up Concept into the Social Gaming Space
Key Takeaways
  • The big-name sponsorship put Wild Poker in the spotlight for the first time.
  • This twist with Wild Poker is that each character in the game has a special power which can be deployed at the table.
  • Though similar, Wild Poker predates the launch of PokerStars’ real money title.

Mobile free-to-play social poker app Wild Poker announced last week that boxing champion Floyd Mayweather had partnered with the company. The big-name sponsorship put Wild Poker in the spotlight for the first time.

“As soon as I saw Wild Poker, I knew I wanted to become part of it,” Mayweather is quoted as saying in the press release. “I’m constantly asked to put my name on stuff, but Wild Poker is different than any game I’ve ever seen. It’s poker, but it goes to the next level.”