The growth of online poker in Ireland over the past two years has been massive, with names like Marty Smyth and Eoghan O’Dea making waves on the international poker scene making the Irish market ripe for picking. Whether ChiliPoker can become one of the most popular sites in Ireland is uncertain but with the backing of Setanta their chances look good.
Chiligaming founder Alexandre Dreyfus made the announcement recently, stating: “I am very proud and ambitious about our new partnership with Setanta. We are going to deliver both Setanta’s and Chili’s spirit to our players. In addition to the online betting, we will jointly promote Chilipoker in Ireland and will become the new premium home for Irish poker players.” While the move will certainly increase the stock of ChiliPoker it could also help reinvigorate the troubled Setanta and boost their flailing profits. Co-founder of Setanta, Michael O’Rourke said recently: “This new partnership with Chiligaming showcases the potential for a media organisation to target its own audience with its own gaming product.”
While Boyle’s Poker and Paddy Power may be the current kings of poker in the emerald isles their crown could be under threat in the next few months as Chili Poker have made a bid to dominate the market. The Malta based Chiligaming, which run the popular Chilipoker.com, have teamed up with Irish broadcaster Setanta Sports to launch Setantabet.com, as well as a new poker site. The joint venture will be operational from the 1st of February 2010 and could well become Ireland’s biggest online poker room.http://www.pokernostrum.com/
Iscriviti a:
Commenti sul post (Atom)
Hello,
RispondiEliminaim Alexandre Dreyfus, the CEO of Chilipoker. Thanks for this article. Just 2 things, its Chilipoker.com with 1 L ;) and Setantabets without S :)
and btw, Eoghan O’Dea finished 2nd at the WPT Marrakech sponsored by Chilipoker last year.
alex@chilipoker.com
Many thanks to Alexandre Dreyfus, the CEO of Chilipoker for visiting us.
RispondiElimina