Merge Gaming Network
Merge Gaming Network was one of the longest standing poker networks in the industry. What started during the poker boom at Poker.com grew into a network of poker sites. Some of the most popular skins on the network included Lock Poker, Carbon Poker, YouWin, and Players Only.
At one time, the network hosted upwards of 50 poker skins. There were high points for Merge, including providing online poker to American players after the UIGEA and Black Friday forced many global companies out of the US market. Low points, however, included the lack of mobile poker access and the network’s affiliation with sites like Lock Poker, which folded and left many players without access to funds.
Today, Merge Gaming Network is practically non-existent. Most of its skins closed within the last decade, with surviving sites like Sportsbetting.ag moving over to the Chico Poker Network to share a platform with sites like BetOnline. Carbon Poker appears to remain on Merge, but it there are very few – if any – players who even attempt to log in anymore.
No Signs of Life
Currently, the home page of the Merge Gaming Network’s website still contends that the network “offers a world class digital gaming platform” and a “very stable and scalable gaming platform.” However, when one clicks on the “Network Status,” the page searches for information that it never finds.
Merge’s X/Twitter account has been inactive since late May, 2023.
One of the network’s last poker sites, YouWin Poker, is no longer available on the internet. Carbon Poker has no information on its landing page with the exception of a login for Carbon Gaming only. OddsPoker is now a hub for affiliate sites and clubs associated with Poker Bros, PPPoker, and mostly Brazil-based poker companies.
By all accounts, Merge Gaming Network is gone from the poker sphere.
