Since the 2006 passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act in the States of America, there has been one dominant online poker site in the world. Because of the departure of the then-called PartyPoker from the U. S., the title of “largest online poker site in the world” went to PokerStars. Over the past… Read more »
Following other companies’ examples PokerStars announced on Wednesday that has stop serving the Russian market. No reason was given – the entire of the tweet was “Important update: we are suspending all our services in Russia.” – but it does not take a doctorate-level understanding of world politics to know that it has to do… Read more »
Escaping the violence As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears the end of its first week, Ukraine residents continue to flee, hoping they can find refuge in neighboring countries. One of the hundreds of thousands who have made it to safety is former poker pro Eugene Katchalov, who made it to Hungary with his wife and… Read more »
It has been away for almost two years, but next week the European Poker Tour will return to action at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. When the EPT returns to action on March 5 with the EPT Prague, players who are in attendance will NOT have to provide proof of vaccination for the… Read more »
Trying to keep it clean If you are reading this from Russia or Moldova, and thank you if you are, since not even my family reads anything I write, and you have been frequenting partypoker for your online poker fulfillment, it is time to find a new poker room. Last week, the site sent e-mails… Read more »
One of the realities of the online poker world is that some countries have legislated that their citizens can only play on sites that cater to their country. This is called “ring fencing,” or the government ensuring that they will be receiving the appropriate revenues from the site in question. The latest country to be… Read more »
Players left wondering over the weekend The Russia-facing arm of online gambling site bwin shut down over the weekend, a status which appears to be permanent. When trying to login, customers of bwin.ru saw the message, “Due to system maintenance work our websites are unfortunately unavailable at present. We thank you for your understanding.” But… Read more »
Perhaps because of the remoteness of the location, perhaps because of the time of year (winter), perhaps because of the plethora of tournament poker in the States of America right now, the European Poker Tour’s stop in Sochi, Russia, didn’t get that much attention. The EPT did crown two new champions, however, in a High… Read more »
