"Biggest Platform Release in Two Years": Unibet to Upgrade Client, Speed Up Time to Act, Tweak Rake "Biggest Platform Release in Two Years": Unibet to Upgrade Client, Speed Up Time to Act, Tweak Rake
Key Takeaways
  • Time to Act and timebanks will change in both cash games and tournaments to speed up the action.
  • Visually, there will be few noticeable changes—the only front-facing updates will be four new avatars.
  • “We believe that the rake at NL4 is almost too good today, in the sense that it gives little incentive to move up in stakes.”

In what Unibet has called its largest platform upgrade in more than two years, the growing independent online poker operator has scheduled to update its client next week with a slate of changes impacting various facets of the poker experience.

On Tuesday, March 17, the operator will deploy version 2.40. Visually, there will be few noticeable changes—it seems the only front-facing update will be four new avatars. But behind the scenes, the mechanics powering the poker client will be overhauled.