Bovada Reestablishes its Online Poker Services

Bovada shut down its online poker room more than a year ago, but luckily, its team has decided to relaunch it. It is now open for gamblers from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, and of course, the United States. Black Friday turned out to be very advantageous for Bovada, as it used the opportunity to provide US poker players with its own version of online poker after other sites like PokerStars stopped serving them. This transformed Bovada and its twin site Bodog into a leading online poker network and the biggest US provider of the beloved game.

Bovada's Story

Last year, Bovada closed its poker room, moving both its business and players to Ignition Poker. From that point on, Ignition basically became Bovada, using the exact same software and hosting Bovada's former players. The name was all that was different. The mystery revolved around the sale itself; little was known about the owner. Regardless of this shaky history, Bovada has made a comeback, adding 8 countries from Latin America to its ever-expanding list. Fans speculate that a future target is the Australian market. However, Australia seems an unlikely choice due to its restrictive online gambling laws, which drove out Party Poker and PokerStars. These laws, enforced from September 1, require licenses for gambling sites, but online poker licensing doesn't exist yet, forcing sites to leave.

Bovada will serve United States customers but not in Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey, or Maryland due to their special online poker restrictions.

The PaiWangLuo Poker Network, a Hong Kong investment group, recently acquired the Bodog Poker Network, and Bovada will soon join them. Consequently, many speculate that transferring players to Ignition was a mistake, as the original room is being relaunched. Passionate poker players can once again enjoy all the great poker features and comforts that Bovada provided not long ago.