Ultimate Poker has been in the forefront of online poker news in the United States for the past few months for two reasons: 1) they are the only real money poker room running online as of now and 2) they are offering certain promotions over the summer.
Now, reports are being directed toward South Point Poker LLC, as they may be nearing a launch date for the online poker room. As some might remember, South Point was the very first group to earn a license for online poker in the US but they were not the first to actually launch real money software.
It has been nearly a year since South Point received a license to offer online poker in Nevada and it seems the company may now be nearing a launch date, though no ‘official’ date has been named. Back in October, Lawrence Vaughan the COO of South Point spoke with VegasInc stating:
“We feel we could launch today. But you’ve got to go through the independent testing labs, you have to satisfy the State Gaming Control Board and because we are the first, we’re going to be under the microscope. They’re going to prod us every which way, and that’s good. We don’t want to come out and fall flat on our face and be an embarrassment for Nevada.”
Fast forward a few months and Station Casinos launch Ultimate Poker, beating South Point to the punch. South Point is taking longer to launch due to the fact that they will be running their own poker platform instead of working with an established company.
News has now surfaced that South Point will be rebranding to Real Gaming for their online gambling option. There has been no clear statement from the company on why the name change but it makes one question if the company plans on offering all forms of gambling, not just poker.
As of now, players can check out the free-play poker gaming option which was launched by South Point some time ago. More information on this subject is sure to be released in the near future.
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