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Grey Snow Poker Finally Launches for Real Money Play
After numerous delays, the much-anticipated Grey Snow Poker (GSP) has finally launched. The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma has been working on launching their real money online poker site for about two years and the site finally launched for real money play on November 5th. However, there is one definitive catch. US players will not be able to play on the site.
Grey Snow Poker Finally Launches
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma released a press release on November 5th announcing that GreySnowPoker.com has finally launched for real money play. The tribe also announced that the site is licensed by the Isle of Man and they are the first Native American site to receive an iGaming license.
— GreySnowPoker (@greysnow2018) November 5, 2018
According to Bobby Walkup, chairman of the Iowa Tribe, “We are thrilled to have launched a great new poker site that focuses on fairness. It’s time for a new type of poker room to come along, made by poker lovers, and recognizing what’s best for poker.”
Site to Use FairPlay System for Rake
One of the biggest changes that people will see with the Grey Snow Poker format is their rake structure. Instead of standard rake, Grey Snow Poker will use a FairPlay system that will charge players 3% of their stacks size when they leave the table.
For example, let’s say you sit down with a $50 stack and win $50. Instead of paying a portion of each pot in rake, you will pay 3% of your $100 stack when you leave. In this scenario, you’d pay $3. This flat fee is taken regardless of whether you win or lose.
Note that this fee also does not have any form of time limit. For example, if you sit down with $50 and decide to immediately leave the game, you will pay $1.50, even if you don’t pay a hand. This will help to discourage table jumpers and bum hunters from jumping into a game and quickly leaving if the fish leave.
Time for options #GSP #FairPlay pic.twitter.com/Y4FVDi47uN
— GreySnowPoker (@greysnow2018) November 15, 2018
Also, the FairPlay system extends to the lobby where the program will automatically assign seating and prevent both table observation and data mining. This further prevents bum hunters from ruining the poker experience for other players.
George McIntosh, managing director of Grey Snow Poker, spoke on the system, stating, “We hope to shake up the online poker scene by changing the playing experience for the better. Our FairPlay service fee and automatic table seating will make games more user-friendly for recreational players…
All in all, our FairPlay model should lead to longer time at the table, giving longer to learn, and a longer time that your cash lasts for. Coupled with random seating, we think that the playing environment will make it more fun, more thrilling and a more level playing-field than other sites.”
US Players Are Not Allowed
While this is a big step forward for the Iowa tribe, it will not benefit players in the United States. Grey Snow Poker is only available in Canada, Germany, Russia, Latin America, and other areas that fall under the jurisdiction of the Isle of Man Gaming License.
US players can access the website but a message across the top states that “US residents are not permitted to play real money at this time. The website offers both a downloadable client and an Instant Play client for those wanting to test it out.
It will be interesting to see how GSP performs in a global poker market that’s largely dominated by PokerStars, partypoker, and 888 Poker. Their FairPlay system could draw recreational and serious players over in an attempt to save money in rake. However, with the limitations on players in certain countries such as the U.K., it may be hard for the site to gain significant market share.
