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May 20th 2016

European Poker Championship - Content & Distribution

Category Company News

CAPT Velden

180Vita is delighted to announce a content partnership with InterTops and JuicyStakes poker which will see our media team create and distribute media content at the CAPT Velden European Poker Championship from the 18th - 25th July 2016, with a prize pool of over €700,000. 

Known as a summer health resort, Velden - the heartland of highlife and vacation fun - lies amid a breathtaking backdrop on the banks of Lake Wörther...

April 18th 2016

180Vita Voted EGR Power Affiliate 4 Years Running

Category Company News

180Vita Power Affiliate

eGaming Review (EGR), has voted 180Vita as one of their power affiliate's for 2016, the fourth consecutive year running. EGR are 

March 15th 2016

Unibet Open Partnership

Category Company News

unibet open

180Vita is delighted to announce a partnership with Unibet, a World leading iGaming brand at the forefront of online poker since launching their new standalone product in early 2014.

The partnership will see 180Vita creating, distributing and promoting live event content for the Unibet Open, Unibet's live poker tour brand.

Unibet Poker are current sponsors of our  

February 3rd 2016

PokerTube Facebook Hits 300,000 Likes & 20M Weekly Reach

Category Company News

pokertube facebook page

180Vita is delighted to announce outstanding progress in our internal social media department. The

January 27th 2016

PokerVIP Re-Design

Category Company News

pokervip redesign

PokerVIP remains closely cemented in our hearts as the original flagship website of 180Vita...

November 13th 2015

Poker.org Acquisition

Category Company News

pokerorg acqiusition

180Vita has acquired a sizeable share in Poker...

October 10th 2015

OnlinePokerLeague (OPL) Launch

Category Company News

onlinepokerleague

We're delighted to announce the official launch of our latest new project - OnlinePokerLeague.com...

October 1st 2015

PokerVIP Launches World's Largest Affiliate Promotion

Category Company News

PokerVIP Launches The World's Largest Affiliate Rake Race

180Vita is delighted to announce the launch of the Top 500 (formerly Top 200), the World's biggest poker affiliate rake race in the World, hosted on our flagship website PokerVIP...

July 10th 2015

DocumentaryTube Re-Launch

Category Company News

DocumentaryTube Re-Launch

After acquiring DocumentaryTube in late 2013, 180Vita is delighted to announce the relaunch of this industry leading website, featuring a new design which brings the site up to the highest industry standards...

May 29th 2015

180Vita Acquires Highroller.com Domain

Category Company News

180Vita Acquires Highroller.com Domain

180Vita has completed the acquisition of

March 29th 2015

WeakTight.com Relaunch

Category Company News

WeakTight.com Relaunch

17 March 2015, Edinburgh, UK (Press Release) — iGaming super affiliate 180Vita today announced the relaunch of

March 29th 2015

Lessons to be learned from McDonalds

Category Honest Blog

Lessons to be learned from McDonalds

Few things make me happier than washing a greasy big mac with coke. For me, it’s a real reward – I know it’s unhealthy, but it just tastes great to me...

March 25th 2015

Poker is Dying, it’s not like it used to be

Category Honest Blog

Poker is Dying, it’s not like it used to be

Poker is dying. It’s not like it used to be...

March 25th 2015

Five Biggest Mistakes of 2014

Category Honest Blog

Five Biggest Mistakes of 2014

In short, 2014 was the year where our revenue growth more or less flatlined, we invested more than ever into the business and 180Vita ceased to be the romantic startup story filled where the celebrations far outweighed the challenges.

March 23rd 2015

Value Creation & Cannibalization

Category Honest Blog

value creation

Anyone familiar with affiliation (sending a customer to a website and receiving a commission) typically think of price comparison sites or aggregators. Think of SkyScanner who compare flight prices or MoneySupermarket who do car insurance and lots of other things.

It’s impossible to deny that these businesses are incredibly successful, but as an affiliate it’s important to ask yourself: Are we really helping our partners make more money?

March 11th 2015

PokerTube Comes to Apple and Android with Mobile App Launches

Category Company News

PokerTube Comes to Apple and Android with Mobile App Launches

11 March 2015, Edinburgh, UK (Press Release) — Leading poker media hub PokerTube (

December 10th 2014

PokerTube Launches Exclusive Natasha Sandhu 2015 Calendar

Category Company News

PokerTube Launches Exclusive Natasha Sandhu 2015 Calendar

10 December 2014, Edinburgh, UK (Press Release) — Online poker media hub

October 30th 2014

PokerVIP Announce Winter Miracle – $210k+ in Prizes

Category Company News

PokerVIP Announce Winter Miracle – $210k+ in Prizes

30 October 2014, Edinburgh, UK (Press Release) — Christmas is coming early for PokerVIP players, with the world-renowned affiliate site giving away a huge $210,000 in prizes during its Winter Miracle promotion...

September 11th 2014

Tipday launches social app

Category Company News

Tipday launches social app

Tipday, a free sports tipping brand from i-gaming and entertainment company 180Vita, has launched mobile apps for Apple and Android devices.

August 4th 2014

PokerVIP Relaunches With Multi-Language Support

Category Company News

PokerVIP Relaunches With Multi-Language Support

UK based poker media and entertainment giant 180Vita has relaunched its flagship PokerVIP site (www...

June 5th 2014

PokerTube Vegas to provide unrivalled World Series of Poker coverage

Category Company News

PokerTube Vegas to provide unrivalled World Series of Poker coverage

4 June 2014, Edinburgh, UK (Press Release)

UK-based poker media and entertainment company 180Vita has announced the launch of

May 13th 2014

180Vita Acquires World’s Largest Poker Hand Database

Category Company News

180Vita Acquires World’s Largest Poker Hand Database

13 May 2014, Edinburgh, UK (Press Release)

iGaming media and entertainment company 180Vita has completed the acquisition of Weaktight...

April 17th 2014

PaddyPower Irish Open On PokerTube

Category Company News

PaddyPower Irish Open On PokerTube

We once again provided the live stream for the PaddyPower Irish open on PokerTube. Shown with hole cards on a half hour delay, the event was phenomenally successful with thousands of viewers over the weekend tuning in to eventually see Patrick Clarke emerge victorious.

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March 25th 2014

180Vita Enters Social Sports Market With Tipday Launch

Category Company News

180Vita Enters Social Sports Market With Tipday Launch

25 March 2014, Edinburgh, UK (Press Release)

180Vita, the owner of igaming media and entertainment sites such as Pokertube, Footballtube and PokerVIP, has entered the realm of sports tipping with its new free betting site

March 14th 2014

Irish Open 2014

Category Company News

Irish Open 2014

Following the success of the The Irish Open in 2013 on PokerTube, we are delighted to be partnering with PaddyPower to bring our members the 2014 edition of the tournament.

Streaming exclusively over the weekend of 18th – 21st April, we will be showing live streams from the main event and will have up to the minute stats from the rest of the tournament...

February 19th 2014

PokerTube launches cutting-edge new site

Category Company News

PokerTube launches cutting-edge new site

18 February 2014, Edinburgh, UK (Press Release)