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- Largest variety of cash games and tournaments
- Chance to win luxury poker holidays
- Award winning promotions, jackpots and community
888 Poker was established in 2002. Based in Gibraltar, it is the fastest growing online poker site in the industry. 888 Poker has over 10 million registered users worldwide and hundreds of ‘Play Money’ tables. On top of that, their fantastic software is available on both desktop and mobile, so you can play whenever and wherever you want. It’s parent company, 888holdings, was formed in 1997 and also offers bingo, casino and sports betting.
Account Registration
To register with 888, you’ll first have to download their software. Once the software is installed, open it and complete the sign up form. It only takes a few minutes to sign up before you’re ready to play. You’ll need to check your email for the link to redeem your welcome bonus.
Bonuses and Promotions
888 Poker distinguishes itself from other poker sites by offering you a welcome bonus with no deposit required. True to their brand, they offer new players a welcome bonus of €88 as soon as you sign up.
As well as that, there is a constant stream of promotions and tournaments for you to avail of. Using the code WELCOME 100, they will match your first deposit by 100% up to €400. There are all kinds of deposit and tournament related promotions that give you the chance to win your share of massive cash prizes.
Navigation
The website itself is easy to navigate, and you’ll be downloading the software in a matter of seconds. ‘How to Play’, ‘Tournaments’ and ‘Promotions’ are all easily accessible on the top menu. 888 Poker also publish articles to their site with poker tips and tricks from the experts.
Once you download the software, it might take you a while to get used to how it works. But once you do, you’ll find that it is one of the smoothest online poker services out there. As well as that, they have a webapp so you can play in your browser and a mobile app so you can play on the go.
Poker Options
With 888 you can play Texas Hold’em, Omaha (High & Low), 7 Card Stud Poker, Sit & Go cash games and tournaments as well as SNAP fast-fold poker. All game forms are available to play in Real Money or Practice Play.
Their selection of tournaments suit all levels of skill and budgets. If you’re a new player, try the low buy-in tournaments so you can get used to playing without staking too much of your cash. These low buy-in tourneys give you a chance to win free tickets to tournaments with bigger cash prizes.
Payments
888 Poker has by far the widest variety of deposit and withdrawal methods available on the market. No matter how you want to transfer money and where you are in the world, 888 Poker has you covered. 888 accepts Visa, Apple Pay, NETeller, Skrill, Paypal, Yandex and many, many more.
On top of that, they have an incredibly helpful FAQ section for deposits and withdrawals. 888 really go above and beyond in helping you to deposit and withdraw funds. They even provide tutorials of how to sign up with and use third party services. Not every bookie does that!
888 has some of the fastest deposit processing times out there. No method will take longer than 15 minutes to process, bar a wire transfer which will take between 4 – 8 business days.
Withdrawal times do vary due to the huge amount of different payment options available. However, a good rule of thumb for most withdrawal times is to wait 4 – 8 business days.
Rating: 4 out of 5