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padman400
Visionary
Bronze Level
I got my answer 
Hello Paul, thanks for reaching out. Due to restrictions in the UK, we are unable to offer players on the .UK licence the option to automatically rebuy in cash games and tournaments and the option to automatically add-on in tournaments. We understand this may be frustrating but this change is required. Have a nice day! Regards ^VV
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Hello Paul, thanks for reaching out. Due to restrictions in the UK, we are unable to offer players on the .UK licence the option to automatically rebuy in cash games and tournaments and the option to automatically add-on in tournaments. We understand this may be frustrating but this change is required. Have a nice day! Regards ^VV
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IDntEatFsh
Rising Star
Bronze Level
So they say but they couldn't tell me which regulation - I think they are playing politics doing this now to create uproar so they can avoid implementing whatever is coming in September. Maybe it is the regulator, but if that's the case Stars should be able to say which regulation specifically and they refused to when I asked.
Roller
Legend
Platinum Level
No Auto add -on's for UK players, that sounds like a different way of a poker site dealing with the situation of regulations. Unfortunately regulations are what they are and most likely will continue to get more strict each year.
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
Why would Stars remove this option specifically for UK players if not to comply with regulations? Removing this option will cost them money, because some UK players might rebuy or reload less often, and there is no upside in it for Stars at all.
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IDntEatFsh
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Well I can make some guesses as to why. But that is what they have done - there is no new gambling regulation in the UK that would have led them to do this. But there are new regulations coming in September. It's possible they are saying this change is to comply with the new requirements because to properly comply would cost more than the cost of doing this. Also - there is precedent for the GC changing their mind about policies based on player backlash so they might be hoping to create such a backlash again.
So possible upsides:
1. The cost of this decoy compliance is less than actual compliance.
2. Potentially pressure GC to change course on some new regulation by encouraging players to complain to GC to loosen planned rules.
3. To appear to be doing something in the spirit of the regulations as a means of creating a defence against enforcement action.
All 3 of these are exactly the kinds of behaviours that regulated businesses engage in all the time to avoid, limit or overturn regulations. Because the cost of doing so is less than the cost of full compliance.
There may be other factors at play. But for sure, they have implemented this and it is not based on a regulation. In fact the GC explicitly said this was not necessary in the past.