PokerStars may soon block Australian players

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The article doesn't mention pokerstars or poker :confused:

At this stage it is unclear whether Labor or crossbench senators will support the bill to allow it to pass the Senate.

So I doubt it will happen "soon".
 
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I think the bill was more focused on live online sports betting, rather than anything else.
This is technically illegal, but people can get around it by ringing someone in NT to place the live bet that way.
Didn't say anything about online poker.
 
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“In Australia, we currently offer poker and are reviewing the applicability of proposed legislation to player-vs-player games of skill,” Amaya CFO Daniel Sebag said. “At this time, it would appear likely that if the legislation passes, we would block players from Australia.”
 
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I think not critically so))) Yes, doesn't the fact that block.
 
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They are not talking about poker, what has been in the news lately is about online bookmakers not poker sites afaik.

There has never been talk about online poker that I have heard, it is all about online bookmakers offering to up odds after the start of a race or sporting event.

There is also a senator that is hell bent on getting rid of or reducing the no of slot machines, I totally agree with him.

Since slots were allowed in my state the live music scene has almost disappeared and the stupid people that play them are losing houses by being addicted, many of the most vulnerable people are living on the streets because of them.

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existing restrictions on live betting online by simulating a phone call – known as “click to call” by live betting services

This is what they are talking about in parliament, I don't know what Amaya are discussing.

The online bookmakers were offering after the event start odds and were told by the Govt that that practice had to stop, then they started with the “click to call” to bypass that regulation.

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and do you know why US players can not play at pokerstars?
 
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By the way, the Australian players - this is 2.5% of all players on PokerStars
 
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More and more countries are creating barriers against Online Poker.

I hope that the legalization project of casinos in brazil, do not create more problems for online poker than those that already exist in Brazil.
 
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Black Friday from Australian players(((
 
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I always thought US players got banned becauee they were mainly all bad players ... so losing too much moneu to other countries.

It would get banned in aus cuz the government doesnt get enough tax from it and would rather us sports bet
 
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I also find it funny stars ditched aussie millions but 888 hosted it. But 888 ditched aus market.

Perhaps a deal made under the carpet to have all of the aus players?
 
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