Everything from Poker to Sudoko

A merge between Yahoo! UK and St Minver LTD. Resulted in the launch of Yahoo! Online Poker in early May 2007. The merge came as result of both high demands for better quality online gambling service providers for Europeans and significant growth in popularity of online Poker in Europe and the UK. The newly formed partnership offers a browser-based, flash-only and no-download platform design.

Yahoo also offers in this site some fun mode games that do not ask for any financial investment aiming to attract thousands of gambling fans at peak times. The no download version of the games is another pleasant feature as the games will involve little to no effort from the player who wish to join in the many games from more traditional casino games to puzzles, board games and even Sudoko.

The collaboration will mark Yahoo! as the worlds first ISP to open a real money online poker room. Operations are likely to take place in Sweden, where software provider, Boss Media AB is located. Yahoos emphasis is directed towards simplicity and they have therefore decided on a user-friendly format for their site, which will be further emphasized by video tutorials and interactive guides provided by Endemol Gaming.

The addition of Yahoo! UK to the partner-based network of St Minver is expected to attract both yahoo customers and regular online gamers alike. While the merge has caused St Minver Poker Network to become one of Europes largest network operators, it is anticipated that due to its respected brand name and access to large amounts of potential players, Yahoo! Online Poker rooms will become a leading online gaming source.