Talked to Hollywood Dave this week (he's working with a new online poker site Fresh Deck Poker) and one of the interesting takeaways form the interview was that the site is giving away $1,000,000 in cash and prizes BEFORE it ever goes live with real money games. [Bold Mine]
I don't know much about Idle Games, but I guess they have a very succesful Facebook game called Idle Worship, but $1 million seems like a lot to put on the line...PNB: What kind of features and innovations can poker players expect from Fresh Deck Poker?
HD: First of all, you’ve never seen a poker game look like this. Up til now, there hasn’t been anything really revolutionary in the realm of what’s technically and artistically possible for a poker platform. Most of the graphics are trapped in 1997, or (especially when it comes to Facebook games) can become so busy with ads and spam that it’s hard to play the game itself.
We created a really unique table view, with literally millions of combinations of player avatar customizations, and tons of interesting table environments. We also included some fun social gaming elements, like an XP/Level Up system, in-game Challenges, and the ability to seamlessly switch between desktop and Mobile versions of our game.
But the big secret is; we built this from the ground up to be ready for US regulatory changes. We put the highest real-money standards in place so that we can offer real-money poker just as soon as it’s possible. I like to think of Fresh Deck Poker as the best of both worlds: social today, real money tomorrow.
Oh & did I mention we’re giving away a million bucks? Yup. We’re launching with a huge tournament schedule, including tons with real cash prizes. Cuz if a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.
Here's the full interview, http://pokernewsboy.com/online-poker...with-pnb/12839