OVERALL view on Gammon Empire

Gammon Empire is the only Internet Backgammon site that makes the grade for us and is worth reviewing & recommending. The guys at Gammon Empire offer great gameplay with all the 'poker' features. Game history & analysis, tournament play, play for free, the ability to watch games in progress plus a backgammon school to take you from novice to master. No other online backgammon site even comes close!

Backgammon is a thinking man's (or woman's) game. You need skill to play it well. It is however easy to learn and extremely popular, especially in Europe and the US and both player-to-player wagers & tournament prizes can be very financially rewarding! Amercians: forget the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act - Betting on Backgammon - a game of skill - is LEGAL.

GAMMON EMPIRE REPUTATION

Established in 2004, Gammon Empire is now a well established, credible online gaming site with well over a million registered users & some great tournament prizes up for grabs. The team at Gammon Empire is renowned as the industry innovators & are credited with introducing a phenomenally better style of online backgammon play with professionally integrated pay in/cash out & support processes plus great wagering features.

Once you've registered & are running the free software download the backgammon lobby looks very much like a top online poker room. You've got to register even to play for free but the download & registration process is quick and easy - don't let it put you off! A slick, Quick Play no download Backgammon game is also available.

Backgammon has been available online for many years but most sites get it really wrong!!  Gammon Empire has obviously been designed by casino & poker industry veterans in conjunction with players who're passionate about Backgammon. Games look real & flow well.

Powered by LogicEmpire™ - software developed specifically by Gammon Empire - the unique 3D backgammon board (complete with hinges at the bar) offers an easy-to-use interface with all the play stats & functions that help you analyse & predict play. Lobby layout is simple & games are easy to find & enter either as play for fun or play for money opportunities.
 
2 types of backgammon game are available - 'single' (ie player on player where you set up your own table or join one) and 'series' (ie tournament play like Sit n Go or Scheduled Events where you are randomly allocated tables based on knock out tournament play). Individual players are colour coded based on game experience (avoid the red guys if you're just starting out!)

GAMMON EMPIRE SITE SECURITY & RAKE/COMMISSION

The Gammon Empire backgammon server operates GeoTrust certified 128 bit SSL encryption for all financial transactions. Personal registration data is captured & maintained in accordance with a privacy policy outlined on site.

Play for real money games (single & series) incur commission charges - not dissimilar to a poker room rake - with the win sum being deducted by between 2.9 & 9.9% depending on the overall stake. A base commission rate plus a per point increment up to a maximum commission rate applies with commission automatically deducted from the winner's pot.

The Gammon Empire support team operate 24X7 and can be contacted via email or an online form. Answers are quick (all queries resolved within 24 hours is the Gammon Empire target).

PAY IN / CASH OUT AT GAMMON EMPIRE

Cash outs are quick & easy - back to the card or e-wallet with which you made your original deposit. Gammon Empire is good at fast payouts.

There are over a million players registered at Gammon Empire - the biggest Backgammon room online - and this translates into approximately 10,000 players online at peak times - and even more during tournament play. There is round-the-clock action