# Cake Network

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{{Short description|Curaçao-based online poker network}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Cake Network
| type = [Private](/source/Private_company)
| foundation = 2004
| location = [Curaçao](/source/Cura%C3%A7ao)
| industry = [Betting](/source/Betting) and gaming
| homepage = CakePoker.eu
}}

The '''Cake Network''' was a [Curaçao](/source/Cura%C3%A7ao) based [online poker](/source/online_poker) network owned and operated by parent company Cake Gaming NV. Cake Network was founded in 2004 and launched its first network skin, Cake Poker, in June 2006. Other network partners followed, including [Sportsbook.com](/source/Sportsbook.com), Red Star Poker and [BetUS](/source/BetUS).

As of April 2010 the Cake Network saw a steep decline in player traffic as the company lost two major poker rooms, PlayersOnly and [Sportsbook.com](/source/Sportsbook.com), to the Merge Gaming Network. Even with the addition of new rooms to the network, Cake continued to lose ground on the rest of the industry.<ref>[http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/playersonly-sportsbook-com-to-move-to-merge-network-by-mid-april-8039/#comment-84050/ PlayersOnly and Sportsbook.com to Move to Merge Network by Mid-April - February 4, 2010]</ref> In January 2011, Cake Network's well-known partner [Doyles Room](/source/Doyles_Room) left the Cake Network, moving to the Yatahay Network.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bluffmagazine.com/online-poker-doylesroom-moves-to-yatahay-network-18393/# |title=Bluff Magazine: DoylesRoom Moves to Yatahay Network |access-date=2011-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519032013/http://news.bluffmagazine.com/online-poker-doylesroom-moves-to-yatahay-network-18393/# |archive-date=2012-05-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Cake Poker''' offered a variety of stakes and types of [online poker](/source/online_poker) games including: [Texas hold 'em](/source/Texas_hold_'em), [Omaha High / Hi-Lo](/source/Omaha_(poker)) and [Telesina](/source/Telesina). At one time, Cake Poker was the only site of the 10 largest in the world which allowed players to regularly change their screen names.<ref>[http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/lee-jones-discusses-the-future-of-cake-poker-2456/ PokerNewsDaily.com: Lee Jones Discusses the Future of Cake Poker]</ref>

Cake became notorious among both professional and amateur poker players for not paying cash out requests in good time as stated in its terms and conditions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pokerfuse.com/features/comment-analysis/financial-issues-cast-shadow-cake-poker/|title=Financial Issues Cast Shadow over Cake Poker|date=21 July 2011}}</ref>

In June 2012 Lock Poker purchased the Cake Poker network, renaming it the Revolution Gaming Network<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.onlinepokersitereview.com/revolution-gaming-network-launching/ |title=Revolution Gaming Network Launching |access-date=2012-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010221243/http://www.onlinepokersitereview.com/revolution-gaming-network-launching |archive-date=2014-10-10 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Domain dispute==
In September 2008, the [Kentucky Governor](/source/Kentucky_Governor) [Steve Beshear](/source/Steve_Beshear) filed a civil suit asking a [Franklin County](/source/Franklin_County%2C_Kentucky) Circuit Court to grant control of online poker website domain names to the government, including CakePoker.com.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bluffmagazine.com/kentucky-governor-seeks-takeover-of-online-poker-site-domain-names-1603/# |title=Bluff Magazine - Kentucky Governor Seeks Takeover of Online Poker Site Domain Names |access-date=2009-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708074521/http://news.bluffmagazine.com/kentucky-governor-seeks-takeover-of-online-poker-site-domain-names-1603/# |archive-date=2011-07-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2009, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that the seizure order issued by Judge Thomas Wingate should be set aside<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kentucky loses domain name seizure case|url=https://play-au-casino.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910210236/http://www.pokerlistings.com/kentucky-loses-domain-name-seizure-case-35026|archive-date=2012-09-10|access-date=2025-12-05|website=Poker Listings}}</ref> and made the decision to halt the forfeiture of the domain names.<ref>[http://www.pokerlistings.com/kentucky-appeals-loss-in-domain-name-case-35371 PokerListings.com: Kentucky Appeals Loss in Domain Name Case]</ref>

==References==
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Category:Defunct poker companies
Category:Gambling companies established in 2004
Category:Gambling companies disestablished in 2012
Category:Internet properties established in 2004
Category:Economy of Curaçao
Category:Domain name seizures by the United States

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