Virgin, one of the biggest companies in the world recently launched their online poker offering as part of their Virgin Games portfolio...

Virgin is a global empire whose resources are almost unmatched and should help to propel the company to possibly a lead role in the poker marketplace. There is alot of catching upto do says but CEO of Virgin games Simon Burridge but they are confident they have a strong product offering and a sizable base of exisiting customers they can cross sell their poker product.

The new poker site, powered by the BossMedia poker platform, will include player blogs, industry coverage from poker writers and enthusiasts, and a poker "school" that includes live online tutorials to help new players. Virgin has made it very clear that they are going to go after the less experienced poker players by emphasizing the light-hearted side of the game.

The big plus for it's players is they can earn Virgin miles and loyalty points while playing poker.