Chan Poker

If you say anything to do with online gambling in the last decade, you’ve heard the name Chan Poker. One of the reasons they do things so well is because they’ve been in the business since 2005, giving them a significant head start of other internet poker sites.

Having said that, they’re not completely independent. In 2004 they were bought out by Sportingbet plc, and largely absorbed, becoming the poker brand of that company. The upside of this effective merger is that a Chan Poker account will get you full access to the Sportingbet site which, as the name implies, has a lot of sports betting on it, as well as a full range of casino games.

Legal Issues

The Sportingbet Group, of which Chan Poker is a part, is licensed to operate in Antigua, Italy, Alderney and the United Kingdom. With such an array of licenses at its disposal, you must be asking yourself whether Chan Poker serves the American market at all like Full Tilt Poker.

That happens, the answer to that question is no. Chan Poker prides itself on running an above board operation which means that once the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act came into effect in 2006, it duly closed its doors to all US players, and will likely not open them again unless the American law should change.

Security Issues

The benefit of playing poker at a completely legitimate site like this one is that their security is top-notch. You can give them your personal details with complete peace of mind because when such information is transmitted, it is encrypted with the same algorithms that most banks use to protect against hackers.

Banking Issues

On the subject of banking, Chan Poker accepts deposits from a wide range of funding sources. If you’d like to use a credit card, you can use Visa or MasterCard.

Chan Poker also accepts most debit cards including Visa Electron, Maestro and Solo. If you prefer to use an e-wallet, you’ll find that they support Moneybookers, NETeller and CLICK2PAY.

Failing that, it is also possible to fund your account using money transfers and bank wire transfers.

When you’re ready to withdraw you can use all of the same methods that you used to deposit. You can even withdraw to a credit card, provided that the card was issued within the UK. And of course cashier’s cheques are available.

Poker…

Chan Poker has great selection of poker games. They have 5 and 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, and of course the grand favourite, Texas Hold’em.

Chan Poker is actually a great place to learn to play poker. You can cut your teeth on their daily Freeroll tournaments without it costing you a penny, and still be in with a chance to win real cash.

There is daily action in the tournament scene, with both Set-and-Go and Multi Table tournaments under way most of the time. There are daily guaranteed prize pool tournaments, as well as Turbo and Bounty tournaments.

All in all, if it’s action poker you’re after, you can’t go wrong at Chan Poker.