Financial Difficulties Causes PKR to Shutdown

Last week, the poker world lost another online poker room with the suspension of PKR from the MPN Network. Due to what are being called ‘financial difficulties’, PKR has been shut down and are no longer in operation. Players were left unable to access the site for a four-eight hour time frame last week which led to suspicion that something was amiss. It was soon after that the official announcement was made.

The Microgaming website posted a statement in which they explain that PKR requested to be suspended from the network, on Wednesday May 3rd. Microgaming stated that they are aware that the games remain offline and players were speculating the reason for the loss of game play. The company stated as they received more information on the matter they would share it with the public.

PKR has since deleted Twitter and Facebook accounts and when trying to access the PKR page, one is met with a redirect that reads Status at PKR and the following:

“Further to earlier announcements, PKR limited and PKR Technologies Ltd have filed applications to Court for Administration orders, which will be heard in the week commencing 8th May 2017. Further information will be placed on this website following the hearings. This information will include contact details for players and creditors to address queries and details of the process.”

PKR first entered the online poker scene in 2006 and instantly became a popular go-to site as they offered video game style graphics and an immersive player experience. With 3D avatars that were customizable, PKR offered something different than the standard online poker room. By March of last year, PKR have moved from being an independent poker site to operating on the MPN using the Babelfish technology of the provider.

By August, the online poker site had celebrated their 10th anniversary and launched the PKR Live Casino site. When trying to access the casino site today, we are also brought to the same status page as mentioned above.

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