Certainly you have heard of online poker networks, most online poker rooms work alone rather than belonging to a network. Here is a list of the major poker networks at this moment:
iPoker Network:
The iPoker network is nothing more than an association of online poker rooms that share the same software, made by the company tech play (the company also makes software for online casinos and sports betting), the iPoker Network has several online poker rooms and discrepancies in the number of players are very large: in riva poker we usually have 9000 players online, on myBet poker 16000 players online, 12000 players online at Titan Poker and in Mansion Poker 8000 players online. The iPoker network does not function as a gaming license but only as an association of online poker houses that share the same software, the licenses are very different such as Titan Poker has its gambling license in Antigua and Barbuda, the Mansion Poker has its license in Gibraltar, Riva Poker has its gambling license Malta!
Merge Gaming Network:
the Merge Gaming Network is a bit different from the iPoker, Merge Gaming creates its own software does not use third parties and is itself has a gaming license in Kahnawake (an Indian reserve in Canada), the rooms that are best known are Lock Poker and Carbon Poker;
Cake Network:
The Cake Poker network is also an association of online poker rooms, the only one that still accept players from United States of America! The houses of the same tab poker software and the poker rooms that are best known in this network are the Cake Poker, Power Poker, Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker, Cake Network has a gaming license in Curacao (an island in the Caribbean);
Microgaming Network:
The Microgaming network also functions like its predecessors, an association of online poker rooms have different poker rooms including the Poker Time, Ladbrokes Poker, 24Poker etc they share software and are all licensed in the Isle of Man;
Ongame Network:
On the Ongame network you can find poker rooms like Betfair Poker, Unibet. The network also supports various online casinos and bingo halls. They share the same software and are all licensed in Gibraltar;
Bwin Party Gaming Network:
This network consists on the merging of the Party Poker and Bwin Poker with two different software programs and both are licensed in Gibraltar;
Entraction Network:
Entraction network also functions as the previous ones, an association of online poker rooms that share the same software, it has several poker rooms including VCPoker,GoldWinPoker and DevilfishPoker. They are all licensed in Malta;
Everleaf Network:
Everleaf network is also a combination of online poker rooms that share the same software, it has several poker rooms including the Minted Poker, Black Stack Poker,POKER4EVER etc. They are all licensed in Malta;
Cereus Network:
Cereus Network consists of the Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker both with the same software and licensed in Kahnawake.
888poker, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Everest are not part of any network acting alone!
