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One of the leading contributors to the rise of online gaming, since being established in the early '90s BetUS has been at the forefront of online technology and feature-rich gaming experiences. With its addition of a poker client, more consumers flocked to the gaming and casino conglomerate, and it continues to make strides towards becoming a bigger player in the poker industry.

By being added to the Cake Network, BetUS Poker has shown steady player volume and new, amateur and professional players should all be able to enjoy the steady amount of action that the site provides. Also being a U.S. friendly site, many players from the United States choose BetUS Poker because of its convenient cash outs and instant credit card deposits. You'll likely find volume in the range of 7,000 players, with that number being exceeded and retracted dependent upon the time and day.

Servicing bets in Poker, Horse Racing, Sports Betting and the Casino, BetUS has years of experience and truly presents a one-of-a-kind familiarity between the software and its users. Tailored with options individually suited for each particular demographic, they do an excellent job of providing each and every option a gaming connoisseur should require.

While Cake Network may indeed not be the first location poker players flock to, the soft competition that's typically found there more than makes up for what its affiliated platforms usually lack. BetUS Poker falls in that same category, with great games in most of the more popular poker variations.

In terms of pure appeal, the BetUS Poker software is somewhat plain. But despite its bland characteristics, BetUS Poker does have all of the necessary options to please most consumers. Ring games, tournaments and casino games can all be seen directly from the main lobby, with each table game having a dedicated tab. Additional resources such as the Cashier, My Account, Rewards and Help screens may also be viewed here.

Between two main windows you will find all of the statistical information needed to find the perfect poker game. Whether it's a loose game, a tight game or a game that generates over a 100 hands per hour, you should be able to find it through BetUS Poker's easy to navigate menus. Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7-Card Stud and Stud Hi-Lo each have their own tabs, and after choosing them both main windows will populate with the specifics of each table you select.

Considering table options, BetUS Poker covers most of the basics. Waiting lists, game filters, deck colors, multi-tabling, player notes, seat selection and auto-rebuy are all options. Although BetUS Poker doesn't include some of the more seldom selections such as buy-in preferences and custom avatars, the functionality and stability of the platform remains consistent without the extra weight. The more traditional use of 3D avatars is still available, along with a more simplistic top-down table view.

One feature players will definitely appreciate is its instant hand-histories. For a length of up to 10,000 days you can view your entire hand history at the click of a button. Rather than manually sending a request for an entire hand history as you need to do with several other platforms, you can access this all immediately on BetUS Poker.

While BetUS Poker does have a customer service telephone number, it's mainly designated for new player accounts. Emailing your concerns will be the most used method for contacting the poker site. CustHelp@betus.com is their default support help address. The staff at BetUS Poker is known to provide quality service, and their waiting times for responding to inquiries and questions are right on par with industry standards. If you don't prefer emailing for help, you may also use BetUS' online feedback form to send your responses.

With a demanding privacy and security policy in place, the staff at BetUS Poker focuses hours of their time ensuring its consumers the highest level of safety possible. Quoting directly from their web page, "BetUS takes every measure available to protect the loss or misuse of information provided to them by its participants." If you're ever in doubt, BetUS has also guaranteed access to its database of thousands of hands, and should an audit be requested, that information will be made readily available.

The players stationed on the Cake Gaming Network have been notoriously known for their "spewy" tendencies. With a 3-in-1 sportsbook, casino and poker platform, there's often a big transition of players from all three venues. With this migration of players often comes a lot of novices and unexperienced players who are eager to donate money. To say the play is soft on BetUS Poker may be an understatement.

The high stakes available on BetUS Poker are often left unattended, but when they do fill up the competition is often tough and well-experienced. While the seasoned veteran at the low-to-mid stakes games will often take a shot at a higher game occasionally, this is usually few and far between. The toughest games should only be inhabited by the most skillful players.

If you're keen on achieving the biggest bang for your buck, the low to mid stakes poker games offer the most money. Even those who specialize in poker's most popular game, No-Limit Hold'em, can still find incredibly loose games in which the players are very terrible. If you happen to be adept at other poker genres, taking a shot at some Stud and Omaha games is also not a bad idea, as those games are still laden with fish who are just learning the game.

Unfortunately, the amount of games being offered at BetUS Poker is limited in scope. Of course No-Limit Hold'em is where the bulk of the competition lies, however beyond Omaha there's rarely many other games running. Stud will have games, although most of them will be concentrated at the lower levels.

As customary, the Fixed Limit, Pot-Limit and No-Limit game types are available for almost every game on BetUS Poker. What's interesting however, is that within each game BetUS Poker only holds 10-seat, 6-seat and Heads-Up versions. While 6-max and Heads-Up games are found across the Internet, 10-seat games are traditionally only found at brick-and-mortar casinos in an effort to increase rake. Nonetheless, if you're a regular 10-seat player, this is one of the only online poker destinations that offers it.

Where BetUS Poker fails is in its more in-depth ring game varieties. The now common options such as deep-stack, shallow-stack and cap versions seem to be missing from the BetUS software. While several other locations on the Cake Network do have these features, hopefully in the near future BetUS Poker will work on implementing them as well.

The amount of different tournament types that BetUS Poker offers is very generous. Multi-table (MTT), Sit & Go, Re-buy, Freeze-out, Shoot-out, Satellite, Heads-Up and Guaranteed events are just a sample of the kinds of tournaments you can play in on BetUS Poker. Each particular tournament type has an edge to offer, for those who may be looking for the strongest edge possible.

While several of these tournament types can provide exciting action, where most tournament players feel the greatest thrill is in the big money tournaments. Whether it's a huge live event, or a massive online guarantee, BetUS Poker has a way to get you in the action.

Satellites and qualifiers for some of the world's biggest live tournaments can be accessed from BetUS' tournament tab, and from there you may select from a number of different upcoming events. The World Series of Poker is just one of the biggest available. Concerning guarantees, BetUS Poker has $15K, $75K and $200K tournaments that run on either Saturday or Sunday, and could provide an enormous boost to anyone's online bankroll. You may also enter those guarantees through qualifiers as well.

The buy-ins for both guarantees and qualifier tournaments typically range from $5+$.50 to $150+$12.

While real-money tournament play receives the most volume on BetUS Poker, those who may be interested in a low-cost way to win some real cash should find comfort in their freeroll events. With several different prizes and cash reward tournaments running daily, players can participate for the opportunity to win without depositing any cash. These freeroll events can be a great way to test your poker skills, without making a big investment.

Winning freeroll cash can be profitable, but in order to cashout your new monetary funds you'll need to have made at least a $30 deposit, and also earn at least 300 Frequent Player Points. So while freerolls are said to be "free," eventually you'll need to test your true playing ability at the real money tables.

BetUS Poker has stakes that range from the micros of $1c/$2c up to the nosebleed stakes of $50/$100. Although there are sites that do offer higher limits, BetUS Poker offers a much softer level of competition at these respective stakes.

BetUS Poker has a competitive bonus rewards program, that awards a certain number of Frequent Player Points (FPPs) dependent on the amount of rake or amount of tournament fee paid. You'll need to be participating in real-money ring or tournament games to receive FPPs. For each dollar in rake in a ring game, you'll be awarded 1 FPP. Accurate to the percentage, if there was $1.75 in rake, you'll be awarded 1.75 FPPs. The same correlation is attached to tournament buy-ins, except it's much more beneficial. For each dollar in tournament fee, you'll be awarded 7 FPPs.

In order to release your bonus, you'll need to earn the equivalent amount of bonus money. For each FPP that you earn, you'll be awarded $.06. The bonuses are released in $10 increments, until the entire bonus is relinquished. You have up to three months to release your entire bonus. There are also reload bonuses that are emailed monthly, and are also available on the BetUS Poker web site.

As you begin to earn your FPPs, you'll then need to accumulate Gold Chips in order to start receiving rewards. There's a Gold Chip meter you may follow at any time, that displays accurate progress of how close you are to receiving your next Gold Chip. Depending on how many and how quickly you earn your FPPs, you'll be able to accumulate Gold Chips and cash rewards at an alarmingly fast rate!

Gold Cards are also a large aspect of BetUS' bonus rewards system. These are awarded randomly however, as the players at a real-money poker table will need to have generated the required amount of rake to release a Gold Card. Gold Cards can be sold or saved, as they never expire, and can be exchange via the BetUS Poker marketplace between players or sold for lucrative cash benefits.

Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners are the credit cards that may be used to deposit on BetUS Poker. You may also deposit using cash transfer, and both methods can be done from their secure telephone line or through their poker software.

The methods for withdrawal include Couriered Check (FedEx), Electronic Money Transfer and Bank Wire. Delivery via Check and Money Transfer typically take up to 7-10 business days.