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Hollywood Poker closes, players moved to RedKings
On Monday, Ongame Network's Hollywood Poker shut down for business without any further notice.
The closure of the room came abruptly and without any further warning, with a message on the company's website simply explaining that Hollywood has stopped offering online poker.
Instead, all Hollywood Poker player accounts and balances have now been migrated to RedKings, the message explains.
"Hollywood Poker has stopped offering online poker. So that you can continue playing, we have arranged a transfer of your account with your entire account balance to RedKings, a leading gaming site offering superb casino and poker games in a secure environment," the statement reads.
"Please be informed that your Hollywood Poker account, along with your entire account balance, has been transferred over to RedKings. Your nickname and password will remain the same," it concludes.
There have been no further explanations as to why Hollywood Poker has chosen to abruptly pull the plug on its poker offering, but a thread on TwoPlusTwo has seen former customers speculate that the site may have had financial troubles, leading it to force through a sudden move to RedKings in order to preserve player balances.
Hollywood poker was first launched in 2004 and was popular among a small segment of Ongame players and had promotional deals running with among others WPT commentator Vince Van Patten and actor James Woods.
The site in 2009 added a casino section to its offering, but this too seems to be inactive at the time of writing.
The closure of the room came abruptly and without any further warning, with a message on the company's website simply explaining that Hollywood has stopped offering online poker.
Instead, all Hollywood Poker player accounts and balances have now been migrated to RedKings, the message explains.
"Hollywood Poker has stopped offering online poker. So that you can continue playing, we have arranged a transfer of your account with your entire account balance to RedKings, a leading gaming site offering superb casino and poker games in a secure environment," the statement reads.
"Please be informed that your Hollywood Poker account, along with your entire account balance, has been transferred over to RedKings. Your nickname and password will remain the same," it concludes.
There have been no further explanations as to why Hollywood Poker has chosen to abruptly pull the plug on its poker offering, but a thread on TwoPlusTwo has seen former customers speculate that the site may have had financial troubles, leading it to force through a sudden move to RedKings in order to preserve player balances.
Hollywood poker was first launched in 2004 and was popular among a small segment of Ongame players and had promotional deals running with among others WPT commentator Vince Van Patten and actor James Woods.
The site in 2009 added a casino section to its offering, but this too seems to be inactive at the time of writing.
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1 year ago
I knew these guys would go busto. Hollywood Poker without the Hollywood and when there is Hollywood, it certainly isn't the A-list. Couldn't figure how they stayed in business for so long. These guys blocked my chat when I was talking to a guy about other Ongame skins. They gave me a warning, I apologized, but the next day I found out they blocked my chat. Whatever.
I think a lot of online rooms are gonna go busto within the next year. It's such a rough business - how can skins compete with the sportsbooks? Seems the only way is to have a niche in a geographic market or be partnered with PokerStrategy. Or dole out unreal bonuses that aren't feasible.
I think a lot of online rooms are gonna go busto within the next year. It's such a rough business - how can skins compete with the sportsbooks? Seems the only way is to have a niche in a geographic market or be partnered with PokerStrategy. Or dole out unreal bonuses that aren't feasible.
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