PokerStars Rolls Out Stars Rewards Changes in Italy
Last month, PokerStars announced that it is revamping its Stars Rewards program. Not significantly, mind you, not like when it launched the Chests system for the first time, but rather …
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Malta Suspends Gaming License Linked to Italian Mafia Arrests
The Malta Gaming Authority has announced the suspension of a gaming license issued to Phoenix International Limited, the parent company of several online sites linked to last Friday’s arrest in …
France, Spain to Debut Pooled Poker Play Within Weeks
Following the announcement months ago that four firewalled Western European nations had reached an agreement allowing shared online poker liquidity and the pooling of players, two of the four nations, …
France and Friends Shared Liquidity Could Start in 2017
We knew a couple weeks ago that France, Portugal, Spain, and Italy – four European countries who had online poker ass-backwards (though not as much as the United States does) …
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy to Sign Online Poker Liquidity Sharing Deal Next Week
What is it with governments and online poker? Why is it so hard for lawmakers to understand even the basics of how the industry works? Why is it so hard …
ARJEL Annual Report: Online-Poker Liquidity Sharing Deal Coming Soon
France’s regulatory agency governing online gambling matters, ARJEL (L’Autorité de regulation des jeux en ligne) has published its annual report of results for the 2016 calendar year and its forecasts …
PokerStars Reaches Settlement with Italy Tax Authorities
The parent company of PokerStars, Canada-based Amaya Group, has announced that it has reached a settlement with Italy’s tax authorities in the matter of a €300 tax fraud accusation made against …
Italian Tax Officials Accuse PokerStars.it of €300 Tax Fraud, Audit Ongoing
Italy’s tax police have filed a complaint against the Italian subsidiary of PokerStars, Halfords Media Italia S.r.l., accusing the company of several years worth of tax avoidance and fraud totaling approximately €300 …
WSOP Circuit Adds First Events Outside U.S.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced on Thursday that it will be expanding its WSOP Circuit events outside of the United States for the first time. Agreements have been …
French Legislators Shy Away From Shared Player Pools as Online Poker Market Stagnates
An interesting story emanating from France in recent days involves the stepping away from the possibility of multi-country shared player pools for online poker, even in the face of stagnating …
