What SwC Poker does

SwC Poker is a privately held online poker platform that operates exclusively in Bitcoin, serving individual crypto-preferred poker players globally. The company self-describes as the original and largest Bitcoin poker site, distinguishing itself through anonymous account creation (no identity verification required), a low-rake fee structure, and fast Bitcoin-based deposits and cashouts. The platform supports games ranging from micro to high stakes, using an internal denomination of 1 Bitcoin = 1,000,000 chips.

The platform is built around three distribution surfaces: a downloadable poker client, a browser-based instant-play room at play.swcpoker.club, and a mobile application. Core product features include a progressive Bad Beat Jackpot, hourly freeroll tournaments, weekly Krill loyalty leaderboards, a BSOP (Bitcoin Series of Poker) tournament leaderboard, customizable skins, a Hall of Fame recognition program, and an annual tournament calendar anchored by the Bitcoin Poker Championship and the March Madness Bitcoin Poker Series. Community presence on BitcoinTalk, Twitter, and Telegram, together with an affiliate ("Promote & Earn") referral program, drives community-led player acquisition.

SwC Poker monetizes primarily through poker rake — a percentage fee collected on each cash-game hand and tournament buy-in — which is the standard revenue model for online poker operators. Go-to-market is product-led and community-led rather than sales-led, relying on self-serve sign-up, forum and social-media presence, affiliate referrals, and event-driven engagement from flagship tournaments. The company operates under a global footprint claim with no disclosed geographic restrictions; ownership structure, founders, headcount, funding history, and revenue figures are not disclosed in available source material and represent material data gaps for any investor-grade assessment.

Name

SwC Poker

Legal name

SwC Poker

Website

https://swcpoker.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SwC Poker is a private online poker platform operating exclusively in Bitcoin, serving crypto-preferred individual players worldwide with anonymous accounts, low rake, and tournament-based gameplay. It self-describes as the original and largest Bitcoin poker site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Poker

NAICS

Gambling Industries (7132), Other Gambling Industries (713290)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Poker Operators (Real-Money) (MPAEAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sweepstakes/Free-to-Play & Social Poker Apps (MPAEAEAD)

Keywords

• Online poker
• Bitcoin poker
• Crypto poker
• Poker tournaments
• Bitcoin gaming

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Poker Rake: The primary revenue stream is rake - a small percentage fee taken from each poker hand or tournament buy-in. This is the standard revenue model for online poker sites. The source explicitly mentions 'low rake' as a key differentiator, suggesting competitive rake rates compared to traditional poker sites.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SwC Poker operates an online Bitcoin-only poker platform that lets players create anonymous accounts and play cash games, sit-and-gos, and multi-table tournaments using Bitcoin, with 1 Bitcoin equal to 1,000,000 chips. The platform is delivered globally through a downloadable desktop client, a browser-based instant-play room, and a mobile app, with revenue earned primarily from a small percentage rake on each cash-game hand and tournament buy-in. Recurring offerings include guaranteed-prize tournament series such as the annual Bitcoin Poker Championship and the March Madness Bitcoin Poker Series, plus a progressive Bad Beat Jackpot and a Krill loyalty leaderboard.

Product overview

SwC Poker is a single unified Bitcoin poker platform offering anonymous online poker play with cryptocurrency. The platform includes a core poker room (accessible at play.swcpoker.club), a BadBeatJackpot progressive prize feature, weekly and tournament leaderboards (Krill and BSOP), hourly freeroll tournaments, an affiliate program, Hall of Fame recognition, customizable skins, and a downloadable mobile application. The platform uses Bitcoin as its sole currency with 1 BTC = 1,000,000 chips, supporting micro to high-stakes games.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SwC Poker Platform Online poker room accessible via downloadable desktop client, browser-based instant play, and mobile app, where players create anonymous accounts and play cash games, sit-and-gos, and multi-table tournaments using Bitcoin (1 BTC = 1,000,000 chips), with a small percentage rake taken from each cash hand and tournament buy-in.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Virtue Poker: Blockchain-based online poker platform using its own token and decentralized elements; an emerging competitor targeting the same crypto-poker niche with a different technology approach.
• Stake.us: Crypto-native online casino and sportsbook brand with sweepstakes-style offerings; an emerging player in crypto gambling that competes for the same crypto-first, anonymous-friendly player base though focused on casino/sportsbook rather than poker.

Broad incumbents

• Americas Cardroom (ACR Poker): Long-running online poker room accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, with sizable guaranteed tournament series; a broader incumbent competing for crypto-funded recreational and grinder volume.
• Ignition Casino / Ignition Poker: Online casino and poker room accepting Bitcoin and crypto deposits alongside fiat; a broader incumbent whose anonymous-friendly onboarding overlaps with SwC's value proposition in the crypto-funded poker segment.
• partypoker: Established regulated online poker brand operating globally with significant tournament series; a broader incumbent comparable on business model (rake-based online poker) but not on crypto-native positioning.
• GGPoker: Major mainstream online poker room running multi-million-dollar tournament series; competes for online poker player time and rake dollars with a regulated, fiat-centric model.
• PokerStars: The largest mainstream online poker operator; competes for the same online poker wallet but with fully regulated, fiat-based operations and massive tournament guarantees, framing SwC's niche positioning.

Direct peers

• CoinPoker: Online crypto-native poker room using its own token and BTC/USDT for play, targeting the same crypto-poker player base as SwC with rake-based revenue and anonymous-friendly onboarding.
• Blockchain.Poker: Bitcoin and crypto-denominated online poker site with anonymous play, low rake and a community-driven model — a near-direct alternative for the same BTC-poker target user.
• Nitrogen Sports / Nitrogen Poker: Bitcoin-only online gambling operator combining a sportsbook with an anonymous poker room; serves the same privacy-focused, crypto-native player segment as SwC Poker.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/swcpoker
• Facebookfacebook.com/swcpoker

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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