Gaming Club Poker Room Review

The Gaming Club poker room is a member of the Belle Rock gaming group of online casinos and poker rooms. Sister to The Gaming Club Casino, whom we also feature, they have been online since 1995 and offer poker fans unrivalled online poker action.

Belle Rock Gaming is a group of online casino and poker brands. It was created in 2004 by the Carmen Media Group when they linked together The Gaming Club Group (consisting of The Gaming Club Online Casino and Poker Room, Jackpot City, Showdown and Home Casino) and the River Belle Online Casino and Poker Room, Aces High and Lucky Nugget Online Casino and Poker Room.

This makes Belle Rock Gaming one of the most experienced gaming operators in the world, with over 10 years expertise in bringing clients the biggest, best and latest games and promotions around.

What They Offer

Games: Texas Hold'em - Omaha Hi - 7 Card Stud - 5 Card Stud and
1 on 1.

Sign Up Bonus: Deposit $20 get up to $300 Free.

Banking: Deposit with Click2Pay, Neteller, Firepay, PaysparkATM and Internet, Credit Cards, Moneybookers, Diners Club and UseMyBank, ECO Card and Delta.

Withdrawals: Neteller, Firepay, PaysparkATM & Internet. Check (regular mail or courier) Direct Bank Transfers (ACH).

Promotions: The Gaming Club poker room usually offers exclusive tournaments specific to themselves plus a whole host of Tournaments, Rounders and Freerolls.

In fact there's normally so much going on at The Gaming Club Poker room at any one time, the only way to accurately find out what's on and when is to visit the site. Be warned though, you could spend a while just going through the information.

Refer a Friend and get $75 bonus. No limit to number of referrals.

Financial Security: Being part of the Belle Rock gaming group ensures that you are playing at poker room which has the backing of a big industry player and you should have no worries on this score.

Auditing: To ensure absolute game fairness the Microgaming software used to host their games is independently audited by one of the world's biggest and most respected accountancy firms. The Special Report issued by them in relation to their examination is published at the site and available to read.

The audit ensures that the cards dealt all have an equal chance of being selected. The Gaming Club Poker room has absolutely no ability to influence or alter the software in any way. This completely guarantees game fairness for all players.

Support: Customer support at The Gaming Club is by way of toll free telephone numbers for UK US and Canadian residents. An International number is also available but international rates may apply.

They can be contacted 24/7 and an email address is also on hand should you prefer to use that method as is a FAQ's page.

New Player Assistance: Yes but it is limited. You get basic game information plus a 'Getting Started' section to guide you through the download, installation and set up process.

Play For Fun: Yes. You can download the software and play by yourself. Play as a Guest player with virtual money and it'll give you the time you to need to get acquainted with the site and the games before you start playing for Real.

Rake: This is the amount that The Gaming Club Poker Room takes for facilitating the game between Players on its service. This is only applicable to games where an ante is not used. Full rake details are published in tables at their site. Max rake is $3.00.

Loyalty Bonus: Is not currently available.

Hand History: Hand history is available by HTML page and via email. One nice feature is the possibility to see all actions in the chat area to the right. For instance who raised and called and for which amounts in the previous betting rounds and previous hands. In addition a mini view is also available which allows to to view up to 4 tables at a time.

Cashcheck and Playcheck are available to instantly monitor both your game and financial transaction too.

Our Opinion: The Gaming Club Poker room is one of the hottest online poker rooms around and it's hard to know where to start telling you how much we like them but here goes.

Perhaps we should begin by telling you they are now one of the fastest growing poker rooms on the internet. That at peak time they have between 3500 and 5000 tournament players online. That they have some of the best promotions, tournaments, bonus offers and prizes up for grabs you'll find anywhere.

That they have the backing of an industry giant and that they have absolutely excellent telephone customer support, fast payouts and are guaranteed safe and secure to play at.

Are you getting the idea why we like them?

So if you're looking for a sound, exciting and potentially lucrative poker site to play at The Gaming Club should be at the top of your list. There are many short handed tables and you can set up your own Private Table Tournaments as well.

In short, we rate them highly. But don't take our word for it...download the software and try them. You'd be missing out on a lot if you didn't.