It wasn’t that long ago that Macintosh computer users were simply in search of Mac compatible poker sites. Today however, Mac users actually have the luxury of looking for the best Mac poker sites, and Mac Poker sites with the best bonuses and VIP programs. In fact, there are so many options available to Mac users that the best site for one player might actually not be the best site for others; players can choose sites based on favorable deposit options, the amount of action in different areas of the site, and by all sorts of other variables. What we’re saying here is the world of poker has become a lot more interesting for Mac computer users.
In fact, Macintosh users aren’t the only ones watching the world of online poker become available to them right b4 their very eyes… The online poker industry is improving by leaps and bounds every day and as a result we’re seeing new poker products come available for the full array of Apple products including the iPhone, iPad and even the IPod Touch.
For those of you that don’t feel like reading for 20 minutes to get to the poker sites, here is a list of the best Mac Poker sites of 2013.
888 Poker Mac Poker Download
888 Poker, which is also often referred to by former name Pacific Poker offers not only a Macintosh Poker download, but also a very well-crafted in browser option that is available to PC and Mac users that prefer not to download the poker sites software as well as to users of even more aberrant machines and operating Systems, for instance, 888Poker’s in-browser poker compatible not only with Mac it’s also available to users of Linux, and the Ubuntu open source operating system for Linux.
Unfortunately 888’s not accepting USA poker players at this time.
Bet365 Poker
There isn’t currently a downloadable software option available for users of Macintosh computers, or for Linux and Ubuntu users for that matter; however, there is an alternative to a downloadable piece of software that users of these systems can use; in fact there are two.
Poker players using Mac, Linux and Ubuntu computers have the option of playing poker using Bet365’s Instant Play flash version of the software which can be accessed via Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer and Opera.
Players that want the full meal deal can use a program like Wine which will allow them to run the Windows PC version of the download software. Wine, is an open source and free program, there are however other PC emulator options available.
Currently, Bet365 isn’t accepting United States poker players.
Lucky Ace Poker
Lucky Ace features a downloadable option that was actually recently updated. Mac users that want to install the software will need a 400MHx or better CPU with 256 MB of Ram and a screen resolution of at least 800×600 pixels that runs using at least 16-bit color, as well as 30MB of free disc space.
Don’t worry about where to find the Mac software, for the most part, Mac compatible sites, like Lucky Ace automatically redirect Mac user to the correct software.
In addition to the Downloadable Software that’s actually compatible with PC users, Mac users, and even Linux system users, Lucky Ace also offers an Instant Play version that’s playable from right inside of most internet browsers. The web-based browser version of Lucky Ace’s poker site utilizes the Macromedia Flash language and is available in English, Dutch, German, French, Italian and Portuguese, in addition to various other languages. Lucky Ace accepts deposits in Euro’s, Pounds and in United States Dollars.
Mac Poker sites for USA Players
It’s hard to find USA poker sites as it is, without adding in the complication of searching out poker sites that are specifically compatible with Macintosh computers, so we’ve done the homework for you and created a shortlist of USA friendly Mac poker sites.
- Carbon Poker
- Bovada Poker
- Lock Poker
Lock Poker on a Mac
Playing at Lock Poker isn’t easy peasy, there are some steps involved in getting set up, and what’s worse is that many players say that there’s just no point. Let’s just say that among poker regulars, Lock isn’t that popular, especially on a Mac.
If you’re a diehard fan though, or just want to give it a shot, it can be done. The following directions were posted by Lock Poker on 2+2 (odd that they seem to realize there’s a problem, but haven’t developed a handy dandy Mac download version yet ;).)
-
Click HERE to visit Lock Poker and sign up for an account.
-
Click the Finder icon on the dock to bring up the Finder Menu Bar.
-
Holding down Option, click Go on the Menu Bar and click Library
-
Go to the Application Support folder and find the Lock Poker folder.
-
Drag the Lock Poker folder to the Trash.
-
Go to the Application folder and double click Lock Poker.
Playing poker using other Apple Products
If you’re playing poker on any of Apple’s iProducts, most all of the following sites will work for you, with the exception of perhaps Lock Poker. Another great option for iProduct users is Switch Poker, an entire poker site designed for mobile product users.
