PokerStars Blocks Real Money Games in Dozens of Countries

[WiZZiM]

I'm actually kinda surprised we're not on that list. Our online gaming legislation would almost certainly qualify us as a "grey market" at best...

Shhhhhhh

 

[TeUnit]

when you are that big and a listed company, you will naturally serve less gray markets

 

[AugustWest]

They had players in North Korea?

 

[Farseer]

I'm actually kinda surprised we're not on that list. Our online gaming legislation would almost certainly qualify us as a "grey market" at best...

I guess you and Canadian are protected by (in comparison) large and wealthy population. Also cheaper for Stars to provide material etc. since English.

 

[Peteyweestro]

Sorry but at least my country isn't the only one being stopped from playing.

 

[vordaivis]

Croatia still playing sry for all u guys u cant, they should forbit russia from playing, there are like so much russians u cant bealive it no hard fealings tho

 

[JonnnyEPT]

In connection with the war in Ukraine, I hope that f""king government DNI, which is headed by Putin, not ban online poker.

 

[jass503]

mmm

thats weird cause poker must have nothing to do with their fuc**ing wars!
Some humans just dont have brain theyr only thinking of destroying people,
We as poker player dont deserve to be punished by them mistakes

 

[alaz3r]

Only muslim country do'nt can't play.. ofc american's never stop hate muslim people

 

[Zorba]

I'm actually kinda surprised we're not on that list. Our online gaming legislation would almost certainly qualify us as a "grey market" at best...

Shhhhhhh

+1,

I would hate for that to happen.



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[Lheticus]

Wow, how transparent can pokerstars be? XD Doubt there will truly be THAT much backlash, but still. For those it does affect, it's a pretty blatent "neener neener". Brazen of them.

 

[jazzaxe]

I thought it was a list of countries I would never want to visit.

 

[mendiolacubicle]

sounds really bad, fortunate enough to be in the Philippines where everything seems normal although looks disastrous on the outside 😄😄😄

 

[Macaroon]

It happened like that in Spain. I played one night and the next night - unable to play. Same on several other sites. But the Spanish Government had obviously had a hand in that - they immediately invited sites to apply for a licence, and of course some did, including PS. The countries can then keep an eye on the tax the sites have to pay, because all of the action (or virtually all) takes place in their country.

Previously it was worldwide and difficult (impossible?) to say how much revenue was generated from each country.

 

[veltins]

they ve withdrawn mostly from muslim countries . mind it they dont ve license in huge nos of countries . they still operate illigally in many countries. so they are not so clean Company.

 

[jolubman]

Sadly, the US is one of the countries.

 

[lastbabyboomer]

It's all the money laundering countries.

 

[EA2USN]

out of those 31 countries I would have serious doubts that there are more than 500 regestered players affected

 

[Aosmosis]

This seems like a preventative for laundering and PS was probably persuaded into this action.

 

[10058765]

out of those 31 countries I would have serious doubts that there are more than 500 regestered players affected

Yeah right.....with the close to zero volume I play I've met several players from, for example Turkey and Iran.....This involves thousands of players.....

 

[Mark Gavr]

At least they will be able to withdraw your profits, but it kind of scary.

 

[nsinalis11]

I think this is not fair but if pokerstars did it somthing was going on don't you think?