Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures-listed Funtime Hospitality Corporation
was preparing the ground this week for the launch of a new poker room
branded Check n Raise Poker.com, which is scheduled to open on September
26 this year.
CEO Michael Mandel says that the venture has been in development for
seven months by a Canadian team of technology, network security, gaming
strategy, legal, and business development professionals. Bob "The
Poker Coach" Ciaffone, a World
Series of Poker finalist and poker author, is a director of Funtime
and has been providing tactical advice.
Instead of becoming a "skin" of a current poker website or licensing technology from a service provider, Check n Raise uses proprietary software developed in-house in rather a short time that may raise concerns regarding adequate testing. The operations and servers for Check n Raise Poker.com will be located in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles and operations will be conducted through Funtime Hospitality Corp.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, Check n Raise Poker N.V., a Netherlands Antilles corporation.
Taking a preview look at the site, the rather dull sepia-toned first impression is enhanced by solid content with an abundance of information on playing poker, history and tournaments. There is a loyalty program and Support.