Party Poker

The Party Poker site is part of the PartyGaming group of companies. The group was originally set up in 1997 and is one of the best known online gaming groups in the world. The group runs Party Poker and a range of other online gaming web sites including Party Casino, Party Bingo, Party Gammon, Party Bets and Party Mobile, a site that allows you to play casino games on your mobile phone. In most cases you can use one central account and registration to play on the group's sites. So, for example, the account that you open with Party Poker will also enable you to play on other sites in the group as well.

Party Poker Games

There are many different options when it comes to playing poker games on Party Poker. These can best be played with the free software download that comes with the Party Poker site although you can play a browser based version of the site if you do not want to download the software and want Instant Play options. The site offers a full range of both sit and go tournaments and scheduled tournaments to suit all levels of experience and has a Poker School, a Hand Analyzer and a Poker Trainer for beginners and those looking to home up their poker playing skills.

Games on the Party Poker site can be played for cash or for play money and some tournaments are free rolls so you can enter those free of charge. Popular games on site include Texas Hold'Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud and 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo.

The other sites in the group can also be played either via download or via Instant Play depending on the site in question and the games that you want to play. The Party Casino site offers a range of table games, card games and slots, Party Gammon offers backgammon tournaments and Party Bingo offers a variety of bingo games. The Party Bets site is more of a traditional 'bookmaker' type of betting site where you can place bets on all kinds of events and Party Mobile allows you to download casino games on to your mobile phone to play when you are out and about.

Party Poker Promotions and Offers

The PartyGaming group offer many different promotions and offers across all of their sites. On Party Poker, for example, new members can get a matched sign-up bonus of up to $500 when they make their first deposit. There are also always various other promotions available to new and existing players. So, for example, you could win a seat in a Party Poker site tournament, play for a big money guaranteed jackpot, win prizes on free roll tournaments and even win prizes when you lose certain games! There is also a rewards system available on the Party Poker site which is known as PartyPoints. The points here are collected whenever you play and can be used towards tournament entries and cash bonuses.

The other sites in the group also offer a range of promotions and offers. For example, you can get a matched first deposit bonus of up to $200 on the casino site, a 50% bonus on the backgammon site and a 100% match bonus on the bingo site at the moment. It is worth while checking out the sites that you use regularly to take advantage of any offers that may be available at any given time.

Other Party Poker Information

The Party Poker site uses a group wide cashier system known as Pay-Pro. This system manages all the deposits and withdrawals that you make on to any of the sites/your main account. There are various different ways that you can make deposits and withdrawals to the site but bear in mind that some of them are country specific and may not be available to all users.

Options here include debit and credit cards, paysafecard, eps, WebMoney, MisterCash, iDeal, Click & Buy, Click2Pay, GiroPay, UKash, Przelewy24, Directpay24, Citadel, POLi, ewire, ELV, electronic transfer, UseMyBank, Moneybookers, Entropay, NETELLER and bank transfer/bank wire transfer. There may be some charges involved with certain deposit types from either Party Poker or from the financial institution itself so this is worth checking first before you decide on a payment method that suits you. As with most online gaming site Party Poker will usually try to pay withdrawals back to a deposit method that you have used in the past.