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    lock poker leaving merge network

    According to gambling911.com lock poker is leaving the merge network to take over the cake network. Interesting to note that intertops will remain as stand alone skin and will not be sharing players on lock

    No statements as of yet from lock or cake that im aware of

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    http://www.gambling911.com/poker/wor...ge-050612.html

    This is great news IMO for Lock players.

    -Higher Rakeback %
    -Better player rewards program
    -New tournament schedule

    Obviously G911 is not the most reliable source but it seems legit.


    All the people that go outta their way to hate on Lock(Dan Druff) will find some way to turn this into bad news. We shall see.

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    are you sure that lock is leaving merge? the way i understood it, they were going to take on cake, but i never read anywhere about them leaving merge too. except that link

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    I've heard from an anonymous source that the deal is in the works, and is expected to be finished in June. Rumor seems to be true but not finalized quite yet. Intertops stays as a standalone while Lock joins the network, basically doubling the Cake traffic if their players follow them. This might be helpful to Cake players who haven't been able to get withdrawals, and may bring back some Cake players who left because of the withdrawal issues... Lock withdrawals are pretty smooth (considering their in the US) but you do have to pay for them with some stiff fees.

    This seems to be a pretty big shakeup for the US market, interested to see what becomes of this (Speculation Alert: might some other Merge skins jump ship with Lock???)
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    ive heard from multiple sources that the gambling911 is incorrect and Lock has no plans of leaving the merge network.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ktx49 View Post
    ive heard from multiple sources that the gambling911 is incorrect and Lock has no plans of leaving the merge network.
    How can a skin buy an entire network and stay on another network? That would be like a player from the New York Yankees buying the Boston Red Sox??? Or are you saying Lock is buying Cake and intergrating Cake into the Merge Gaming Network?
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    Here is the presser on it:

    As of June 1st a whole new world awaits the Lock Nation.

    Lock is in the process of acquiring assets from Cake and will be re-branding the Cake Network to launch Revolution Gaming, driving technology, marketing, player rewards and implementing a richer tournament schedule. The LockPRO team will be at the foundation of these changes. They will come together and offer their recommendations on all levels, truly bringing the player into the boardroom.

    To all existing Lock players this move will be seamless - it will take the form of a simple software update happening on May 31st. You will login to find your real money balance as well as everything else you know and love about Lock. Lock will also continue to manage their own stand-alone cashier so withdrawals will be as fast and easy as they are now. All players' current player VIP rewards will only increase and all rakeback players will be moved over to the increased percentage on Revolution. More details coming soon.

    Get ready for the exciting new times ahead as we continue to drive the new era where the player reigns.

    "We are very excited at the prospect of driving the product, marketing and overall vision of the network. It is a dream come true," says Jennifer Larson, CEO of Lock. "Merge was a great stepping stone for us but we have outgrown them. We really need to forge our own path to continued success. The only way to do this is to stay true to our of core philosophy: partnering with our players."

    LOCK

    Lock is the world's most innovative online gaming brand. Lock launched their first masterpiece, Lock Poker, over four years ago and recently launched their ground breaking Casino. They exploded into poker industry by introducing the Bluff Online Poker challenge, becoming the first company to develop a Mac download casino, introducing SharkScope integration, live stats and a custom hand re-player. Last but certainty not least hiring Eric Rizen Lynch as their Poker Room Manager. Lock continues to bring a fresh perspective to this exciting industry and its mandate is to drive innovation through superior design and initiative. http://www.lockpoker.eu & http://www.lockcasino.eu
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    so are they leaving merge or not?

    seems like they are, from what you posted above,

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    Quote Originally Posted by ktx49 View Post
    so are they leaving merge or not?

    seems like they are, from what you posted above,
    Yes. The yare leaving the merge network and taking over the Cake Poker Network
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuSTMeANuT View Post
    http://www.gambling911.com/poker/wor...ge-050612.html

    This is great news IMO for Lock players.

    -Higher Rakeback %
    -Better player rewards program
    -New tournament schedule

    Obviously G911 is not the most reliable source but it seems legit.


    All the people that go outta their way to hate on Lock(Dan Druff) will find some way to turn this into bad news. We shall see.
    The new tournamen schedule will be a big upgrade from what cake has now but will be much worse then what merge has now... all in all i think its good for US players if Cake network will get much bigger but not sure how much of a hit it will be to the merge network

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