Betsson

Posted by Lassieham 04/02/10

7.0 / 10

Network: OnGame

Country of Origin: Malta

Established: 2006

Accept US Players: No

EU Based: Yes

The site in general: Betsson is a gaming portal offering four products to its users: Sportsbook, Exchange, Casino, Poker and Scratch. Betsson Poker is operated by Ongame Network which is one of the largest poker networks that boasts over 6 million registered poker players worldwide - that means that at Betsson Poker you are guaranteed the highest level of service and security. The site is eCOGRA certified and Verisign secured. By adding a Poker School feature to their list of offerings the room allows its players to constantly improve their game.

Big name pros: None

Bonuses: Betsson bonuses are lucrative proposition for new customers. New customers can claim up to 1600 American dollars to match their initial deposit into their new account. Loyal customers are also rewarded by exclusive promotion of cash back and other types of bonuses through the VIP program. Betsson values it customers and by that, from time to time, they reward their customers with bonuses and campaigns through free entries to seasonal tournaments. Also, the Betsson Valueback scheme is rather lucrative.

Software: This is a rather attractive site with graphics that many will call enjoyable. Betsson is a secure place to enjoy the game of poker - which is proved by the fact that eCOGRA certified this site. To take advantage of the full version of Betsson, you would need to download their poker client. Otherwise you can play in your browser that supports Java. Also Betsson Poker allows you to play on the go - the games can be played on your mobile.

Tables: The Betsson Poker software is Ongame which is quite slick and runs smoothly on practically any machine. The graphics are pretty nice with each player having their own avatar making the tables look very cool. Betsson is great if you do multiple forms of gambling. The website was very crisp and had a vivid layout. Betsson is Mac, Linux, and Windows friendly. Macintosh and Linux users must use the Instant Play mode for a compatible solution.

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Special features: Betsson Poker gives players a number of special features such as a poker school, a point tracker, and ranking system, and most importantly, an incredible array of tournaments that change constantly and always offer players a broad range of buy ins and skill levels. Many of the best tournaments at Betsson come with the best jackpots found in online poker tournaments as well, with several guaranteed jackpots ringing in at over 150,000.

Player traffic: Ongame Network has a weekly average about 3000 players.

Ease of game: As far as quality of players goes, it’s a mixed bag at Betsson. The majority of the micro/low stakes players are poor players but in a different way from most other sites. There are a lot of very aggressive players, especially in the limit games, therefore the games play differently from what you may be used to. They are still very profitable for a patient player though, and due to the amount of sportsbooks that have poker clients on the OnGame network there is always a steady flow of new/bad players at the tables.

Game variety: Betsson Poker has your industry standard games including Texas Holdem, Omaha, and Seven Card Stud. All games vary between no limit, limit, pot limit, and fixed limit in both cash and tournament game format. Full ring, short handed, and heads up games are all available.

Tournaments: Several guarantee tournaments and daily freerolls addition, you may qualify for the big events via bettson poker. They have a Grand Tournament each month with prices up to 1,000,000 U.S. dollars in prize money. Has a meat and beat every Sunday where you can knock out betsson's poker pros and get a bounty. Starting at 21 every Sunday evening.

Cash games: For the micro and low-stakes players there will always be a game running that suits your needs. Limit Hold'em games start at $0.05/$0.10, with good traffic up to $2/$4 and beyond at peak times (with mainly European players, peak traffic is usually 8pm to 1am GMT.) If no-limit poker is your preference games start from $10 max buy-in with good traffic for multi-tablers up to $100 max buy-in. Pot-limit Omaha games are offered starting at $10 max buy-in and there are usually at least a few medium stakes games running at non-peak times. 7-card Stud is also spread, although there's not much traffic with most games running between $0.25/$0.50 (the lowest stakes offered) and $0.50/$1.

Rake info:
Fixed Limit Tables - 2-10 players:
Rake per pot: $0.25 for every $5 - Max rake: $3.00
No Limit Tables - 2-10 players:
Rake per pot: $0.05 for every $1 - Max rake: $3.00

Rakeback: Ongame does not allow any rakeback deals, but by signing up through SmartGambler you get a great lojalty bonus deal where players can earn 8%-40% in cashback based on the number of Player Points they earn during the month.

Deposit/Withdrawal: VISA, NETeller, speedcard, Maestro, Click2Pay, wirecard, EntroPay,  Ukash, Clickandbuy, Click2pay,  MoneyBookers, and Wiretransfer.

Support: Response time is excellent and the quality is good. Cashout speed is good.

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