Network

Network structures are used in product categories where liquidity matters. Poker networks (iPoker, PartyPoker network, GG network, others) aggregate players from multiple operator skins onto shared cash tables and tournaments. Bingo networks aggregate players into shared room liquidity. Jackpot networks aggregate contributions for shared progressive prize pools. The shared infrastructure benefits player experience (better liquidity, larger prize pools) and operator economics (lower per-operator infrastructure cost). The trade-off is commercial dependency on the network operator. A poker skin on a third-party network depends on that network's player base and infrastructure. Operators with sufficient scale sometimes operate their own networks; smaller operators participate in third-party networks. Network economics typically involve revenue share to the network operator, with the skin operator receiving a portion of the rake or commission generated by its acquired players.