Cake Poker Update

As we previously reported, the online casino Cake Poker has had some problems with its slow paying affiliate Card Spike. It turns out that all of the buzz created by the message boards, news and blogs of online casinos made a big difference. The Cake Poker Network’s skin, Card Spike, has now been removed from their line up. It turns out that the website was cut off from the Poker Affiliate Programs on December 31, 2008. This news came shortly after warnings were released not to use the website because of lack of payment. The Poker Affiliate Program ‘evicted’ them due to the large number of dissatisfactory ratings and messages that they received about the website. They will no longer recommend the website and remove its name from any PAP affiliated websites.

A representative for the online casino affiliate website said that they are working with the website to get all of the payments under control and all of the unpaid players paid in a timely manner. The Cake Poker Network and its online casinos still have the active links to the Card Spike website and it is infuriating the users whose money delivery has been delayed because of their recommendation. The Card Spike website is very new, in fact, it only opened in late 2008. The website sold itself as a great rakeback company because they had very experienced managers who were never named. The young company ran into trouble after only two months of business due to alleged cash issues. The owners of the website are listed as Fomain Holdings Limited, which is based out of Gibraltar.

Online casino regulations are fuzzy when it comes to the rakeback websites. A representative for PAP released a statement that read: “We are working behind the scenes with CardSpike trying to get the payments issued as fast as possible but with the holidays, it doesn’t make anyone’s job easier. They are a client of ours and unfortunately were run poorly which is why Peter [a change of management] was brought in to correct this.” They later suggested to all online casinos that: “...everyone remove their links and cease promotion of this product as it does not appear they can salvage the brand given all the negative issues that have taken place.”