Bwin, which owns the Ongame Network, and PartyGaming, which owns partypoker, are set to merge. What does this mean for the poker sites? Not sure at the minute, but they are inevitably going to try and merge the player pools to create more liquidity.

Announcement here
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/e...entId=10591276

Summary here
http://www.insidepokerbusiness.co.uk...-to-merge.html

WIN!

More high stakes action, more fish, more crappy regs, larger advertising budget :P

just after betfair and ongame joint... Epic.

wow, thats gonna be sick.

Pretty ill.

announcing serious competition to Stars and FTP?

You're late

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/28...merger-840479/

after "Awesome" that was my second thought

So much winnnn

Indeed. Apologies. Didn't see a thread on NVG though and thought it was newsworthy.

Hopefully this means that if the two poker networks are integrated the new site will be using the Party software, fingers crossed. Ongame is a little fishier as well so Party regs will enjoy the liquidity increase

it is.. the thread should be visible at both areas :P

I have always advocated these smaller sites to merge, creates bigger fields and better play at non peak times. In my opinion there should be PS, FTP and maybe 2-3 other skin based sites, there is not enough of a worldwide pool for these other skin sites to make them feasible long term, this is why we see so many of the skins fall along with peoples money.

good to know you always advocated this, but party was a big independent site anyway.

plaese god ongame switch to the party software.