For the second time in a year, World Poker Tour attempts to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for its promotion. Recently, there was news on their website about the imminent launch of Poker Heroes Club in collaboration with the blockchain developer Gamavrs as part of the new WPT Global application using NFT avatars. What are this project's main features, and how can it affect online poker? We will try to figure it out in this article.
Last April, we touched on the topic of NFTs for the first time when WPT decided to use these tokens to sell a series of digital images to fans in the form of unique in-game videos and collectible cards. Less than a couple of weeks ago, partypoker also announced the creation of their own NFT collection. Virtue Poker used such tokens as tournament tickets.
Recently, WPT announced the launch of a more global blockchain project:
From mid-February 2022, unique NFT avatars for The Poker Heroes Club will be created as part of the new WPT Global poker app.
Currently, we have the following information about their features:
Thus, WPT uses NFTs in poker games as a modern version of the image collection or tickets that give access to certain events. Tokens form a full-fledged part of the real gaming platform (avatars) and create a new community of players who have the opportunity to earn some money on their purchases.
If NFTs with such functionality have already been integrated into social poker games, then, most likely, there are no fundamental difficulties in adding them to browser versions of classic poker rooms and then to desktop poker clients.
Initially, poker rooms can use NFTs as a reward for participating in promotions instead of selling them to players. In theory, avatars and any graphic element at the table or in the lobby can be turned into an NFT. For example, poker rooms can start from emoji or throwable objects to create a detailed system of "minting" and upgrades, like in ICE Poker. The field for creativity in this area is huge.
The first poker rooms, which will implement NFT technology not only for image collections but as part of the gameplay, will obtain significant advantages over competitors in the following areas: attracting and retaining players, especially casual ones, and technical development of their platforms.
Therefore, we are sure there will be more similar news in 2022. All the development of the industry is making online poker players learn the nuances of the blockchain world.
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