Everest Poker Shutting Down in France; To Be Merged With Betclic Poker

Everest Poker recently announced to its French customers that as of May 31, 2016, it will no longer be open for business. The parent company, Betclic Everest Group, who also operates Betclic Poker in addition to Everest, will instead focus its efforts in France on the Betclic brand.

Customers at EverestPoker.fr will not be left empty-handed as they will be left with two options. They can either withdraw all their funds or can migrate their accounts to BetclicPoker.fr, keeping their entire bankroll, VIP status, and Summit Points all intact. Players that choose to do neither are expected to automatically have their EverestPoker.fr balances returned to them in early October 2016.

On many levels it makes perfect sense to focus on one brand in France where online poker is constantly declining. What’s more is that both poker clients operate on the iPoker.fr network, which hasn’t been able to gain significant traction in the ring-fenced French marketplace.

According to the PokerScout, the top three online poker networks in France based on a seven-day moving average of ring-game players are Winamax (1,100 players, 46.2 percent), PokerStars.fr (700 players, 29.4 percent), and partypoker.fr (300 players, 12.6 percent).

The iPoker.fr network sits in last place in the French …

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