Canada is fast replacing the States as the home of poker, and it would seem they’re making a very neat job of it too. The new anonymous owner of Canadian poker-hotspot Poker.ca states that Canadians are uniquely placed to undertake such a venture, enjoying staying on the cutting edge of news and updates, particularly when the topic is close to their hearts. It should also be remembered that Canada has provided the poker-world with some of its best-loved and most successful players, including Daniel Negreanu, Isabelle Mercier, Evelyn Ng and Marc Karam.

Poker.ca was recently purchased for a massive $400K, with the new owner’s identity remaining a carefully guarded secret. However, the businessman and professional poker player has made it clear that Canada has his full backing as a new home for poker, both online and offline. He has expressed confidence that, unlike other countries, Canada will listen to the needs of the poker players themselves and act accordingly, rather than trying to force through the same-old offers. Canada does indeed seem well-primed to act as a base with which to introduce the world to the next decade of poker playing.

This evolution will begin with a re-vamped design for Poker.ca itself, which has undergone a design overhaul under the new management. Visitors to the site will now have access to exclusive deals and offers, as well as a constantly-updated news stream and information from poker insiders. Being a professional poker player himself (although we cannot say for certain who) the new owner is uniquely placed for this undertaking, both as a gamer and as a professional. On the former he will know what the average visitor to his website is looking for, and can provide them with that, on the latter he has a useful list of poker contacts to utilise. As to the mystery of his identity, we will simply have to wait.