10 January 2013
It has been a couple of years now since the major poker sites left the US market, but more sites are beginning to pop up again. Companies like BoDog have opened up new portals and are luring gamblers back into the fold because they are once again able to offer not only betting, but also poker. If a local bookie wants to compete in the current market, he or she will have to be able to offer everything sportsbooks such as this are offering. Now is the time to make the switch from your current PPH to www.RealPPH.com.
Why make the change you ask? Well, because RPPH offers pay per head poker services to all of its clients! This may actually be a once in a lifetime opportunity for local bookies to lock up their current players and draw in new clients. If you wait too long to make the switch, you may find that players are already settled back into the other online sportsbooks and you will be left with little to no action on game days.
If you are going to tout poker as an option to your players, you need to get up to snuff on what types of poker are offered by price per head poker services. First and foremost, there are cash tables. This is the bread and butter of the industry and where the most rake is generated. For some reason, online players tend to treat their chips like pretend money and they will chase down just about any hand. The more they chase, the more rake you make!
Another way they can play is by entering an SNG, or a sit-n-go tournament. This is a small tournament formatted table where anywhere from two to nine players sit down for an entry fee plus a small fee for the house, of which you get a piece. Depending upon the size of the original table, one to three players will get a share of the prize money. These types of tournaments are a great way for any player to polish up their final table skills.
One of the bigger draws for online poker has always been the MTT, or multi-table tournament. This is where players can enter a tournament for very little and walk away with a huge payday. However, playing in an MTT takes a lot of patience and discipline. Generally, only the last few places really make a huge profit, so you need to sit back and play the big hands in order to get one of those coveted top five places.
If your current PPH does not have poker, you should seriously consider moving over to RPPH. If you are still not sure, give us a call and try it out yourself. The agents can set you up with a trial account so you can see everything for yourself. For a local bookie that has players that love to play poker, this really is a no brainer decision. Stay where you are and watch your players move back to sites like BoDog or make the move and not only keep your players, but also watch your bookie business grow!
