- Players assured via twitter that funds are safe.
- Final payments to affiliates will be made before March 31.
- Poker770 is a flagship iPoker skin which operates on the top tier of the iPoker network.
- It is one of half a dozen skins that operate on iPoker’s Spanish network.
iPoker skin Poker770 will close its Spanish online poker room on March 1, the operator announced via twitter late last week.
“The funds of players are 100% safe,” it assured via its @Poker770ESP twitter account Friday.
Final payments to affiliates will be made before March 31. An official statement is expected this week.
Poker770 is a flagship iPoker skin which operates on the top tier of the iPoker network.
The iPoker Spain network has failed to get much traction in the tough segregated market. It is ranked third in Spain, but represents only 5% of total cash game activity. The market is dominated by PokerStars Spain, which claims over 70% of the market. 888poker Spain is second with approximately 20%.
iPoker Spain’s traffic could be affected substantially unless players are successfully migrated to another iPoker skin. Poker770 has been one of the highest profile rooms on the network, with affiliate deals through community sites Poker-Red, which operates the successful training site EducaPoker, and Poker10, providing substancial exposure. A thread to discuss the closure on EducaPoker is already 80 posts long.
Remaining sites on the Spanish network include Betfair, Bet365 and Titan.
Other casualties in Spain since the regulated market went live in June 2012 include Paf and two months later its network, Ongame Spain.
