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Summary (5.71)
Bugsys Club is a small online poker room sponsored by Mark and Tina Napolitano
of
PokerPages.com. Bugsys Club has a unique theme, their name refers to Bugsy
Siegel, the Chicago based gangster who was the first to open a luxury casino in
Vegas "The Flamingo". Other gangsters are profiled on the website, and most of
the promotions go along this theme (such as the made man promotions).
Software and graphics (6)
Bugsys clubs software is average with good graphics and decent playability. While it does offer most of the basics, have good reliability, and have a full download Macintosh poker version; few other extras or unique features can be found.
Ring game traffic (7)
The ring game traffic is quite low with only 100-200 simultaneous players during
peak hours. Traffic is primarily focused to low limit games.
Tournament traffic (4)
The tournament traffic is also low with 700 players during
American peak
hours.
Game variety (6)
Bugsys Club
offers Texas Holdem,
Omaha, Omaha
Hi/Lo, 7 Card
Stud and 7 Card
Stud Hi/Lo.
Rake (5)
The rake is the
standard 5% with a $3 maximum.
Soft competition (7)
The majority of
Bugsys Club traffic comes from new players with limited real
money experience. Most of these players have spilled over from
their partner company
Poker School Online as the two rooms share the same
software. At Poker School players do not play for real money but
rather earn sponsorship points based on their play as they take
lessons from the many professional players who provide
instructions. The fact that so many players only recently
exposed to taking poker seriously exist, the games at Bugsys
Club tend to be quite soft and provide a good window of profit
opportunity to experienced players.
Sign up bonus (3)
The Bugsys Club sign
up bonus is 150% up to $1,000 which sounds quite generous. The
reason we give it a low ranking is because the bonus is near
impossible to clear at lower limits and their site lacks the
traffic at higher volumes making this almost a useless bonus.
Loyalty bonus (5)
Bugsys Club has an average loyalty program compared to most rooms, but its actually quite impressive based on their size. Bugsys Club offers point that are redeemable for freerolls or cash as part of bonus offers.
Promotions (5)
Bugsys Club has some
good promotions such as WSOP freerolls and poker leagues
with large cash prizes.
Support (7)
Bugsys Club offers great email support, no phone or live chat is currently available.
Financial security (8.5)
Should be very secure as its associated with PokerPages (a leading poker news and portal since 1999).
Deposit & withdrawal options (6)
NETeller,
ePassporte,
eWalletxpress,
Visa,
MasterCard,
900pay, Debit
Cards, Wire
Transfer and
Bank Draft.. |
