The thriving, growing world of online poker platforms has lost one operator which has been a prominent name for almost two decades. The operator is 32Red by Kindred Group. This saddening news came several days ago when the Malta-based online sportsbook and casino operator Kindred Group has announced that its prominent 32Red brand is pulling out of online poker following the closure of its Red32Poker.com domain which was licensed by the jurisdiction of Gibraltar.

According to several reports by several different news outlets, the Valletta-based company sent an official e-mail to all of Red32Poker.com registered punters several days ago. In this e-mail, Kindred Group revealed to all players at the site that the domain will not be operational from the 19^th of May due to the unfortunate shuttering of MPN or Microgaming Poker Network that 32RedPoker.com was part almost since its beginnings.

Kindred Group and 32Red Poker

Formerly known under its name of Unibet Group Plc, Kindred Group is doubtlessly one of the biggest names in the world of online sports betting and casino gaming. The company emerged on the iGaming stage in 1997 which was over twenty years ago. It was founded in Malta where the company is still based. Besides being operational in Malta, Kindred Group also operates across many other locations including the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, France, Australia, Gibraltar, Estonia, and many others.

The company features eleven different brands including iGame, 32Red, Maria Casino, and Unibet which is probably the most popular. Kindred Group offers a variety of online gaming and sports betting products including online poker, online casino, online sports betting, and online bingo games across different domains. Needless to say, all of these brands operate only across regulated, licensed markers including the Danish iGaming market and the Swedish iGaming market which have been thriving for years now.

When it comes to its 32Red brand, it was established in 2002 or eighteen years ago. Both 32Red Casino and 32Red Poker were licensed by the jurisdiction of Curacao. While the casino venue will remain operational, 32Red Poker has closed its virtual doors. Launched over eighteen years ago, 32Red Poker is one of the longest-standing, veteran online poker sites whose Bad Beat Jackpot had been decommissioned before the 19^th of May.

Five Party Jackpots at 32Red Poker Terminated

While the poker site’s Bad Beat Jackpot had been terminated several days ago, its Five Party Jackpots was terminated back on the 18^th of May. All excess funds and unused deposits made were returned to players while some of Five Party Jackpots unused funds were invested into an upcoming freeroll tournament’s growing prize pool.

Kindred Group’s official e-mail notifying 32Red Poker players that the domain will be terminated on the 19th of May when the Microgaming Poker Network closes also shared some more details about this unfortunate decision. All registered players were notified that they can log into their 32Red Poker accounts as well as access payment options, and of course, play hundreds of casino games at 32Red.com as usual.

Kindred Group has invested around $213 million back in February of 2017 to acquire the prominent 32Red brand. While the brand’s poker site is closed, Kindred Group advises its customers to pay a visit to its the United Kingdom and Gibraltar licensed Unibet.com for awesome online poker, sports betting and casino gaming activities. Following the closure of the Microgaming Poker Network, many similar brands that were members of the MPN including Bet365.com, WilliamHill.com, GrosvenorPoker.com, and Betfair.com became members of the iconic iPoker Network which is owned and operated by Playtech.

One of the leading online casino content developers Microgaming has recently revealed its decision to shut down operations at its Microgaming Poker Network in 2020. The news was revealed this week on the company’s official website while the decision was made after Microgaming’s very extensive review of the network’s product portfolio. This extremely popular, award-winning poker network that has attracted fans of poker games from all over the world has been active for more than sixteen years.

Since its establishment, it has provided players with the highest quality online gaming experienced to poker players from all over the world. It is part of the primary European poker networks best known for its extremely popular Fist Party of Spin and Go poker tournaments and a great selection of poker games in loads of different variants. Some of its most popular rooms include Redkings, Betsson Poker, Redstar, Betsafe Poker, Guts Poker, Nordicbet Poker, and Betway poker.

These Microgaming Poker Network rooms in addition to being loaded with online poker games and tournaments to match everyone’s bankroll are also popular for their generous deposit bonuses and favorable rakeback offers. Moreover, register poker fans and enthusiasts can take benefit of fast cashouts as well as high stakes online poker actions offered at all times. Unfortunately, MPN is about to close its doors in 2020.

Loads of Cash Games and Online Poker Tournaments

Microgaming is one of the true iGaming pioneers. Since creating the very first online casino venue, the company has been at the very forefront of the iGaming industry since its very beginnings. Besides its extensive library including hundreds of online casino games, the company is also well-known for its Microgaming Poker Network which consists of a number of big betting brands that came together to create more exciting games, to offer better promotion and to provide bigger online tournaments.

With such a massive player base, Microgaming Poker Network is one of the industry’s busier networks of this kind packed with more than thirty skins by some of the leading names when it comes to European betting. When it comes to its cash games, the network’s lobby features loads of cash tables for two, six and nine players while the majority of the overall traffic happens around the lower stakes and micro stakes games.

Due to its size, the poker network is big enough to accommodate every single poker hand and player at any time including actions at mid-stakes tables and up even during the extremely popular European weekends and evenings. Those players who enjoy faster gaming actions can join Blaze Poker which features games that are four times faster than average poker cash games.

Besides loads of cash games, Microgaming Poker Network features a variety of tournaments including its Sunday Showdown that features a guaranteed prize pool of €25,000. In addition, there are also big money guaranteed tournaments offered on Mondays and Thursdays. There is also a variety of monthly tournaments such as its Masters with a prize pool of around €60,000 guaranteed.

Details About Its Closure Coming in the Following Weeks

As revealed by the company’s official press release, this poker network launched back in 2003 is about to shut down in 2020. The company did not share many details about the network’s closure just that more will be revealed in the following weeks. In the meantime, its registered players will have full access to cash games, tournaments and promotions.

Commenting on the news, the company’s CEO Mr. Coleman said that the poker networks no longer fit the company’s strategic vision and this is the main reason behind its closure. He also added that Microgaming will focus on efficiently redistributing personnel and resources across the business. Moreover, he added that this move does not represent the end for Microgaming online poker, but just one step forward to achieving new business visions in a new strategic direction which the company’s officials will reveal soon.