An year of speculation about which company will be the first to deal legit and regulated cards in the state of Nevada has now come to an end as Ultimatepoker.com launches its online poker room tomorrow morning. With its new brand ambassador in Antonio Esfandiari, Ultimate Poker are very happy that they are the first to launch regulated and secure real money poker for Nevada.
It will be a historic moment for online poker and online gaming in the USA as the Ultimatepoker.com client was opened for download from today. Signups have already started and anyone including Non-US players can sign up but have to be within Nevada to play.
Headquarted in Las Vegas, Utimate Poker is a majority owned subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC and also an exclusive online gaming partner of Ultimate Fighting championship(UFC). To start with they will offer Limit and No Limit Texas Hold’em poker games with various blinds and many deposit options including Mastercard, wire transfer, direct cash deposit available for players above 21. But they plan to expand their game repertoire and offer other poker games soon. Also in the tow are exclusive tournaments and prizes linked to the UFC.
It will truly be a important moment for poker in the USA since players will now have a legal and fully licensed option to play at. But it waits to be seen how much the software is accepted within Nevada and whether US poker players are drawn to it.