London's new Hippodrome Casino has struck deals with two of the biggest names in online gaming, PokerStars and Microgaming.
The deals will create an online presence for the Hippodrome and enhance the new casino’s live poker room offering.
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, will refurbish and re-brand the poker deck at the Hippodrome Casino to create the UK’s first PokerStars poker room. In 2013, the Hippodrome will become home to a range of new PokerStars sponsored tournaments and special events which the site will promote to its customer base of 50 million registered players. PokerStars has also taken a minority stakeholding in the Hippodrome Casino as part of the deal.
Microgaming will build www.hippodromecasino.com, which will be operated by Betway Group and introduce an unrivalled suite of games and mobile gaming applications. Online poker on the site will be provided by PokerSars.
Simon Thomas, founder and chairman of the Hippodrome Casino, said: “We are delighted to welcome PokerStars and Microgaming into the Hippodrome Casino family. They bring unrivalled online profile and expertise that will allow us to harness the true potential of a bricks-and-mortar venue and its online presence.”
