Key Takeaways
- PokerStars revealed to PRO that it has decided to withdraw its new mobile poker game, Duel.
- Microgaming’s poker software will be used by the Dutch lottery when regulation permits.
- Merge Gaming “has reportedly stopped all new registrations from the United States.
Heads Up, Thumbs Down
PokerStars revealed to PRO that it has decided to withdraw its new mobile poker game, Duel.
At one stage Duel seemed to be the next big thing for the operator: A polished, feature-complete real money game that seemed to pull together many strands of contemporary online poker: Mobile, social, gamified and fun.
Still, it appears the game wasn’t a hit with players as usage data signified that the app “was not commercially viable at scale,” PRO was informed.
