Software developer Gamesys has entered the real money online poker market for the first time after creating and launching Wild Seat Poker via their Virgin Games platform.

PokerStars, et al., needn’t worry quite yet, but software developer Gamesys have dipped their toe into the lukewarm waters of real money online poker with the creation of Wild Seat Poker.

Gamesys acquired Virgin Games in January 2013 with a clear indication that they would use the platform to move into the real money gambling arena, and it’s this platform Gamesys have chosen to launch Wild Seat Poker. Virgin Games was born in 2003, as part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.

The new game is a hybrid of Texas No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE), Spin & Go and Endemol UK’s Deal or No Deal. It’s not a game that will be taken too seriously by no-nonsense grinders, but I can see the appeal for the recreational gamblers looking for a spot of poker fun.