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Bodog88 Poker has been offline since September 28 2020, due to regulations and local restrictions against online gambling in Asian Markets.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
It never really crossed my mind to check out an Asian-facing online poker site, but alas, here we are. The Bodog88 poker site came calling and I thought, why not? After all, I’ve taken a look at Bovada<\/a> and Bodog<\/a> before, so why not the Bodog88 option? Can it really be all that different to its alternative country counterparts? Well, as far as software is concerned, it isn’t. In fact, it utilises exactly the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, being focused solely on the Asian market (and really, it\u2019s much more focused on a set of four or five specific countries rather than the whole continent), it does bring in certain differences. For example, US players cannot access the site and register to play there. Then again, why would they need to when they can simply utilise the Bovada site instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bodog88 caters to the Asian market, although really only operates within a small group of Asian countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet, the Bodog88 platform remains as one of the most popular online poker rooms operating in Asia. With this being the case, it often finds itself as one of the top poker rooms for that area of the world. It\u2019s actually a site that has been in operation since 2009, although the overall Bodog brand has been providing gambling services since 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The site itself does have the typical Bodog design to it, featuring the black and red setup that has become quite the norm for the brand. This does provide it with quite the easy-to-use system, with links running along the top of the site to take you between the different sections. On the right-hand side is the menu that you can open up specifically for the poker platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n It\u2019s not really so easy to see whether the Bodog88 site is legal and licensed from first viewing. This is a little bit odd, but there\u2019s little need to worry. All you need to do is navigate to the \u201cAbout Us<\/em>\u201d section, which provides more than enough information to verify its legal status. It\u2019s there that you\u2019ll see that Bodog88 holds a gambling licence from the jurisdiction of Curacao. This is what ensures everything is regulated and legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, I won\u2019t say that Curacao eGaming<\/a> provides the greatest sort of licensing and regulations for online gambling sites. Plenty of platforms do possess licences from the organisation, but that\u2019s mainly due to the fact that you don\u2019t really need to meet so many requirements to be on the receiving end of such. That being said, it does enforce certain regulations, so Bodog88 is at least trying to prove that it wants to ensure a secure and fair gaming environment to its players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, the platform holds a sort of secondary licence if some sources are to be believed. This comes from the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority<\/a>, which bases itself in the Philippines. There isn’t any information on the website that suggests this is the case, however, I would probably say that if it does hold such, it\u2019s due to the fact that the poker room provides support in both English and Mandarin. I believe that the site has its customer support services in the Philippines, which is why it requires a secondary licence from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s absolutely not possible for anyone from the United States to register or play poker at the Bodog88 site. Then again, there\u2019s really no reason for anyone from the US to want to register at the Bodog88 site. When you consider that there\u2019s the Bovada website, which is part of the same brand and places a focus on the US market, Bodog88 doesn’t need to be open to US gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, the only locations that Bodog88 provides its poker services to are China, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan<\/strong>. Therefore, it covers a small proportion of the Asian continent, although offerings its services up to the countries that it does, Bodog88 is covering some of the largest poker markets in existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n As noted, it is the PaiWangLuo Network that Bodog88 utilises for its poker games and tournaments. This falls in line with all other poker rooms from this brand, such as Bovada and Bodog.eu. In fact, this network was once known as the Bodog Poker Network, so you can see how it remains closely tied to the platform. It still focuses on recreational player-focused offerings, with anonymous gaming also being in force. This makes both the poker network and Bodog88 quite the appealing location for newcomers, who can rest assured that they won\u2019t be targeted by seasoned professionals looking to bolster their balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The game lobby features a good enough selection of poker games and tournaments for players to enjoy. Texas Hold\u2019em is, of course, the most popular option within the lobby, although Bodog88 also provides players with the opportunity to play Omaha Hi and Omaha Hi\/Lo options. To add to this, the Hold\u2019em variation provides 2-seater, 6-seater and 9-seater tables, while the variations of Omaha are available in the first two types. Of course, Omaha is also only accessible in pot limit versions<\/a>, while Hold\u2019em provides no limit and fixed limit games.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHits<\/h3>\n
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